| Week 1 |

September 30 Introduction What is research?

Handout: Approaches to Research

Assignment: Check Web Page; Outline Costa-Giomi & Paul studies (see p. 113-116).

October 2 Research Traditions in Music Education

READINGS: Chapter 1

Yarbrough,C. (1984). A content analysis of the Journal of Research in Music Education, 1953-1983. Journal of Research in Music Education, 32, 213-222.

A Research Agenda for Music Education

ASSIGNMENT: Literature Search

| Week 2 |

October 7 Anatomy of a Research Study: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

READING: Chapter 2 & 3

DUE: Outline of Costa-Giomi & Paul article

ASSIGNMENT: Citation & Abstract of JRME study

October 9 Reviewing the Literature

READING: Chapter 4; Chapter 10 p. 294-310
DUE: Literature Search Assignment
DOWNLOAD:
What to look for when reading research

October 14 The Research Proposal

READING: Chapter 5
DOWNLOAD:
Sample Project Proposal
Final Project Guidelines

October 16 Data Collection : Human Subjects Research

READING: Chapter 6 to p.169; Chap. 7 to p.197
DUE: Citation & Abstract of JRME study

October 21 Data Collection: Qualitative Techniques

READING: Chapter 7 197-end & Chapter 9
READING: Feay-Shaw, S.
ASSIGNMENT: Qualitative Data Collection Project

October 23 Sources and Techniques for
Searching the Literature

Guest Lecture: Debbie Pierce

October 28 Data Collection: Quantitative Techniques

READING: Chapter 6 p. 169-end & Chapter 8

Rife, N.A., Shnek, Z.M., Lauby, J.L. & Lapidus, L.B. (2001). Children's satisfaction with private music lessons. Journal of Research in Music Education, 49, 21-32.

ASSIGNMENT: Quantitative Data Collection Project

DOWNLOAD: Midterm review

October 30 Data Collection Methods: Observation

READING: Chapter 6 p. 175-177; Chapter 7 199-203

Colprit, E.J. (2000). Observation and analysis of Suzuki string teaching. Journal of Research in Music Education, 48, 206-221.

DUE: Qualitative Data Collection Project

November 4 Midterm Examination

DOWNLOAD: See Sample

November 6 Data Collection Methods: Survey Research

READING: Chapter 13

Gillespie, R. & Hamann, D.L. (1999). Career choice among string music education students in American colleges and universities. Journal of Research in Music Education, 47, 266-278.

November 11 HOLIDAY

November 13 Data Collection Methods: Survey Research

READING: Chapter 7 p.203-209
DUE: Final Project Outline

November 18 Quantitative Data Presentation

READING: Chapter 8 p. 222-235; 249-252
DUE: Quantitative Data Collection Project

November 20 Designs: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental DesignsI

READING: Chapter 11

November 25 Designs: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs II

READING: de l'Etoile, S.K. (2001). An in-service training program in music for child-care personnel working with infants and toddlers. Journal of Research in Music Education, 49, 6-20.

November 27 THANKSGIVING

December 2 Causal Comparative and Correlational Designs

READING: Chapter 12

Morrison, S.J. (1998). A comparison of preference responses of white and African-American students to musical versus musical/visual stimuli. Journal of Research in Music Education, 46, 208-222.

December 4 Designs: Case Study and Ethnographic
Research

READING: Chapter 15 & 16

Kennedy, M. A. (2002). Listening to the music: Compositional processes of high school composers. Journal of Research in Music Education, 50, 94-110.

ASSIGNMENT: Final Exam Review