A guide to research in music education / Roger P. Phelps [and others]

Includes bibliographical references and index

Research Problem identification -- Selecting a Research Problem -- Categories of Music-Education Research -- Expansion of Degree Programs -- Common Ways of Obtaining Research Topic Information -- Selection of a Topic -- The Scientific Method -- Reflective Thinking -- Initial Considerations in the Selection of Appropriate Literature -- Formulating the Research Problem -- Efficient Library Use -- Obtaining Items from Other Libraries -- Photocopying Materials -- Reference Materials for Music Education -- Writing the Research Proposal and the Research Document -- The Research Process -- The Research Proposal -- Title -- Problem Statement -- Subproblems -- Definition of Terms -- Delimitations -- Procedures -- Need for the Study -- Organization of the Study -- Related Literature -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- Vita -- Research Document -- What Was Done -- What Was Found -- What It Means -- Epilogue -- Chapter and Other Headings -- The Research Methodologies--Concepts and Techniques -- Philosophical Inquiry: Concepts and Techniques -- Purposes of Philosophical Inquiry -- Realism as a Philosophical Basis for Research -- The Philosophical Roots of Realism -- Logical Positivism -- Logic as a Tool in Philosophical Inquiry -- Rationalism -- Current Realist Philosophies of Science -- A Middle Ground Continued: The Antirealist "Social Constructionists" in Science -- Historical Relativism -- Aesthetic Inquiry: Concepts and Techniques -- Four Approaches to Aesthetic Inquiry -- Formalist -- Psychological -- Phenomenological

"A Guide to Research in Music Education, 5th Edition presents an updated and practical approach to research concepts, techniques, and sources from the 4th edition. A new chapter on music and technology probes the current resources for students and researchers. Other updates include separate chapters on the integration of philosophical and aesthetic inquiry, formulating and implementing research problems, and aligning qualitative research with recent concepts and techniques." "This book is essential for students tackling such problems as research proposals, field research strategies, data analysis, and statistical techniques. Researchers will find up-to-date sources and concise instruction in the formulation of a research proposal, its implementation, and the dissemination of research results."--Jacket