Scholarship in Music Education

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In this course, we will be examining critically the research of others. We will explore the various paradigms and methods in music education research and will learn to become educated consumers of published research. In addition, we will be learning the beginnings of how to conduct our own research. Specific topics of this course include utilizing music education research tools, resources, and materials; identifying and generating research problems; reviewing related literature; designing research procedures; conducting quantitative and qualitative research studies; and writing empirical research reports and proposals. Writing skills are an important part of this course, for unless one can convey the findings of their research to other people with clarity, that research will be of limited value. Prereq: Graduate Student in Music Education.