MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Colwell, Richard

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Combining key selections from the classic MENC Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (Schirmer, 1992) and the widely acclaimed New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (Oxford, 2002), the MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies presents comprehensive coverage of the most important issues in music education research in a handy and accessible format. A distinguished team of internationally recognized experts offers cogent and concise insights that provide readers with up-to-date information and references. The volume covers the most important topics in this field, including the role of research in music education, philosophical, historical, qualitative, and quantitative research, as well as assessment and its relationship to research. Practical and affordable, this volume will prove essential for students and scholars of music education. It is both an excellent starting point for those looking to gain an orientation to the field, and an up-to-date reference guide to the most effective strategies for experienced researchers, instructors, and pedagogues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199724413
• Artikelnr.: 38130744

Autorenporträt

Richard Colwell is Professor Emeritus of Music Education at the University of Illinois and Adjunct Professor of Music Education at the University of Michigan. He is the founding editor of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education and the Quarterly Journal of Music Teaching and Learning.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Bennett Reimer, Northwestern University: Toward a Philosophical
Foundation for Music Education Research
* 2: Jack J. Heller, University of South Florida, Tampa, and Edward J.
P. O'Connor, University of Connecticut: Maintaining Quality in
Research and Reporting
* 3: Gordon Cox, University of Reading: Transforming Research in Music
Education History
* 4: Edward P. Asmus, University of Miami, and Rudolf E. Radocy,
University of Kansas: Quantitative Analysis
* 5: Estelle Jorgensen, Indiana University, Bloomington: On
Philosophical Method
* 6: Richard Colwell, University of Illinois: Assessment's Potential in
Music Education
* 7: Liora Bresler and Robert E. Stake, University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign: Qualitative Research Methodology in Music Education
* 8: David J. Flinders, Indiana University, Bloomington, and Carol P.
Richardson, University of Michigan: Contemporary Issues in
Qualitative Research and Music Education
* 9: Lee R. Bartel, University of Toronto: Trends in Data Acquisition
and Knowledge Development

Rezensionen

The chapters of the MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies provide an excellent overview of various practices in the music education research community and solid ground for constructing methodological frameworks. This book is certain to become an essential reference text for music education researchers, a standard for research courses, and a well-used volume in individual and institutional libraries. Sandra L. Stauffer, Arizona State University