Exploring Research In Music Education And Music Therapy

Description:
This practical text provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding research in music education and music therapy. Designed primarily for the introductory research course taken by upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, it is also useful for all interested undergraduates in both fields. In contrast with traditional 'how to' textbooks, Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy adopts a unique 'how to read and comprehend' approach to music research. It helps students explore and understand articles in professional research journals, familiarizing them with the literature itself and with basic concepts, terms, and statistical symbols. The book opens with an overview of the research process and then offers in-depth coverage of a broad range of research genres: historical, philosophical, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and action research. Integrating relevant real-world examples of each genre into the text, author Kenneth Phillips includes eighteen full-length research articles that are elucidated by his own detailed commentary. The text also demonstrates how research findings can be applied in classrooms or therapeutic situations, thereby serving as a bridge between knowledge and practice. Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy is enhanced by study and discussion questions, suggested activities, and three appendices that contain resources for locating research articles in music education, music therapy, and the psychology of music. Grounded in the author's extensive research background and teaching experience, this exceptional text offers students, music teachers, and music therapists an accessible and engaging entree into the world of music research.

Table of Contents:
EACH CHAPTER ENDS WITH STUDY AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES; PART ONE. RESEARCH BASICS; 1. RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND MUSIC THERAPY; The Values of Research; Research Publications; Research Genres; Understanding Research Genres; 2. THE RESEARCH STUDY; Who Does Research?; The Research Article; Quality of Presentation; The Trust Factor; 3. READING RESEARCH: A COMMENTARY; Research with Typical and Disabled Students; JUDITH A. JELLISON (2002). 'ON-TASK PARTICIPATION OF TYPICAL STUDENTS CLOSE TO AND AWAY FROM CLASSMATES WITH DISABILITIES IN AN ELEMENTARY MUSIC CLASSROOM.'; PART TWO. HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH; 4. HISTORICAL RESEARCH; Purposes and Procedures; Gathering and Verifying the Evidence; Interpreting the Evidence and Drawing Conclusions; Reading Historical Research; MARTHA CHRISMAN RILEY (1990). 'PORTRAIT OF A NINETEENTH-CENTURY SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM.'; 5. PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH; The Purpose of Philosophical Research; Philosophical Perspectives and Analyses; The Method of Philosophical Research; Problems with Philosophical Research; Reading Philosophical Research: A Commentary; ESTELLE JORGENSEN (2006). 'REFLECTIONS ON FUTURES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY.'; PART THREE. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; 6. PRINCIPLES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; Characteristics of Qualitative Research; Modes of Inquiry; Data Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation; Reading Qualitative Research: An Ethnography; MANNY BRAND (2002). 'AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF HONG KONG AND AMERICAN MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENTS.'; 7. CRITICAL READING OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; General Content Standards; Specific Content Standards; Behind the Scenes; Reading Qualitative Research: A Case Study; JOHN W. SCHEIB (2003). 'ROLE STRESS IN THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF THE SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER: A COLLECTIVE CASE STUDY.'; 8. REFLECTING ON QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; The Thought Process; LOUIS SCHLEUTER (1994/1995). 'QUALITATIVE STUDY OF DIALOGUE: A THOUGHT PROCESS.'; Reading Qualitative Research; BARBARA L. WHEELER (2002). 'EXPERIENCES AND CONCERNS OF STUDENTS DURING MUSIC THERAPY PRACTICA.'; PART FOUR. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; 9. PRINCIPLES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; The Scientific Method; Non-Experimental Research; Validity and Reliability; Experimental Research; 10. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA; Basic Statistical Concepts; Determining Significance Between Means; Statistical Tests; 11. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: DESCRIPTIVE; Reading Descriptive Research: A Commentary; KATE GFELLER, STEVEN K. HEDDEN, AND ALICE-ANN DARROW (1990). 'PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF MAINSTREAMING IN IOWA AND KANSAS SCHOOLS.'; Reading Descriptive Research: Patterns of Instruction; CORNELIA YARBROUGH AND HARRY E. PRICE (1989). 'SEQUENTIAL PATTERNS OF INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.'; 12. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: EXPERIMENTAL; Reading Experimental Research: A Commentary; KENNETH H. PHILLIPS AND STEVEN W. EMGE (1994). 'VOCAL REGISTRATION AS IT AFFECTS VOCAL RANGE FOR SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS.'; Reading True-Experimental Research; KENNETH H. PHILLIPS (1985). 'THE EFFECTS OF GROUP BREATH-CONTROL TRAINING ON THE SINGING ABILITY OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.'; Reading Quasi-Experimental Research; KARIN HARFST SEHMANN (2000). 'THE EFFECTS OF BREATH MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ELEMENTARY BRASS PLAYERS.'; 13. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: CLINICAL; Studying Behavior in a Clinical Environment; Reading Clinical Research; REBECCA L. ENGEN (2005). 'THE SINGER'S BREATH: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH EMPHYSEMA.'; CHRIS TURNER, BRUCE GANTZ, MARY LOWDER, AND KATE GFELLER (2005). 'BENEFITS SEEN IN ACOUSTIC HEARING + ELECTRIC SIMULATION IN SAME EAR.'; 14. MIXED METHODS RESEARCH; Reading a Mixed-Design Research Study; CLIFFORD K. MADSEN AND STEVEN N. KELLY (2002). 'FIRST REMEMBRANCES OF WANTING TO BECOME A MUSIC TEACHER.'; Reading Mixed Research; LOIS SCHLEUTER (1991). 'STUDENT TEACHERS' PREACTIVE AND POSTACTIVE CURRICULAR THINKING.'; PART 5. RESEARCH AND THE CLASSROOM; 15. ACTION RESEARCH; Action Research Genres; The Action Research Process; COLLEEN M. CONWAY AND JAMES BORST (2001). 'ACTION RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION.'; 16. INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND TEACHING; Teaching Based on Research; Teachers as Researchers; URSULA CASANOVA (1989). 'RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: WE CAN INTEGRATE THEM.'; EPILOGUE