Designedtobeusedasaprimarytextinintroductoryresearchmethodscourses,MusicEducationResearch:AnIntroductionaimstoorienteventhemostnoviceresearcherstowardbasicconceptsandmethodologies.Offeringsustainedattentiontohistorical,philosophical,qualitative,quantitative,andactionresearchapproaches,thebookincludesoverviewsofhowtoread,interpret,design,andimplementresearchwithineachframework.Readerswillalsofindadviceforconductingareviewofresearchliterature,scholarlywriting,anddisseminatingresearch.Allinall,thebookservesasaninvitationtoconsiderhowconductingresearchcanservetosatisfycuriositieswhilealsocontributingtoourcollectiveprofessionalknowledge.Drawingfromclassroom-testedmaterialandtheauthors’manycollectiveyearsofexperienceasinstructorsofresearchmethodcoursesandmentorstomusiceducationgraduatestudents,thisbookisamust-haveresourceformastersanddoctoralstudentsinsearchofathoroughandapproachableoverviewofmusiceducationresearch.
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