Inquiry in Music Education - Concepts and Methods for the Beginning Researcher (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

- For the research methods course for music education majors, commonly taught at grad level - Provides an introduction to research and scholarship specific to music education, including topic formulation, information literacy, reading and evaluating research studies, and planning and conducting original studies - Case studies of a fictitious research class, leading students through a series of guided activities that progress from the big picture to the "nitty gritty" of procedural details - Includes hands-on assignments throughout the text, such as sample projects that include questions and collecting data, end-of-chapter questions and exercise - Presents the most current information and strategies for students and instructors on up-to-date technology research tools - Considers issues pertaining gender, race and culture addressed in a proliferation of new scholarly journals