MENC Handbook of Research Methodologies

With thorough coverage of the most important research schemata, this book represents the most comprehensive material on research in music education that has been published. The top researchers in the fields present an up-to-date and exhaustive guide to music education research that belongs on the shelves of every student and instructor in music education. Sponsored by the National Association of Music Education (MENC), this book provides the most thorough coverage to date of such topics as:
* The role of research in music education
* Philosophical method
* Qualitative research
* Quantitative research
* Historical methods
* Assessment and its relationship to research

This collection will prove essential for students and scholars of music education.