A greatly expanded, updated, and detailed description of objectivist and interpretivist research in music therapy, guided by the recommendations of a diverse group of experienced music therapists. The book begins with an introduction to the nature of music therapy research and its relation to theory and practice. Steps in doing research are then detailed, and the foundations and principles of objectivist and interpretivist paradigms are outlined. After methodological issues inherent in each paradigm are examined, individual chapters are provided for every type, method, and design of research that has been used in music therapy, all using the same outline. Finally, guidelines are given for reading, writing, and evaluating research. Table of Contents Foreword—Donald A. Hodges Preface—Barbara L. Wheeler, Kathleen M. Murphy UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION 1. Overview of Music Therapy Research—Barbara L. Wheeler, Kenneth E. Bruscia 2. Music Therapy Research: A Historical Portrait—Theresa R. Merrill 3. The Relationship Between Research and Practice—Felicity A. Baker, Laurel Young 4. The Relationship Between Research and Theory—Dorit Amir, A. Blythe LaGasse, Barbara J. Crowe UNIT TWO: PREPARATIONS 5. Developing a Topic—Alice-Ann Darrow 6. Reviewing the Literature—Elaine A. Abbott 7. Ethical Thinking in Music Therapy Research—Kathleen M. Murphy 8. Multicultural Considerations in Music Therapy Research—Seung-A Kim, Cochavit Elefant 9. Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research—Wendy L. Magee, Annie Heiderscheit 10. Funding Research—Katrina Skewes McFerran, Andrea Hunt UNIT THREE: FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES 11. Epistemological Foundations of Objectivist and Interpretivist Research—James Hiller 12. Principles of Objectivist Research—Nicki S. Cohen 13. Principles of Interpretivist Research—Barbara L. Wheeler UNIT FOUR: METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS IN OBJECTIVIST RESEARCH 14. Overview of Measurement Issues in Objectivist Research—Eric G. Waldon 15. Measurement of Musical Responses—Jörg Fachner 16. Measurement of Clinical Events and Processes—Robert E. Krout 17. Potential Problems in Objectivist Research—Arthur P. Sullivan, John A. Sullivan 18. Introduction to Statistical Concepts—Anthony Meadows 19. Introduction to SPSS—Gene Ann Behrens UNIT FIVE: METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS IN INTERPRETIVIST RESEARCH 20. Data Collection in Interpretivist Research—Douglas R. Keith 21. Analysis and Interpretation of Musical Data in Interpretivist Research—Lars Ole Bonde 22. Analysis and Interpretation of Clinical Data in Interpretivist Research—Lillian Eyre 23. Software Used in Data Analysis of Interpretivist Research—Felicity A. Baker UNIT SIX: OBJECTIVIST DESIGNS Single Subject and Small n Research 24. Objectivist Case Study Research—Hanne Mette Ridder, Jörg Fachner 25. AB, ABA, ABAB, and Other Withdrawal Designs—Jennifer D. Jones, Laura S. Brown 26. Multiple Baseline, Changing Criterion, and Multiple Treatment Designs—Jessica Napoles Descriptive Research 27. Survey Research—Sandra L. Curtis 28. Correlation and Regression in Nonexperimental and Experimental Research—Claire M. Ghetti 29. Economic Analysis—Barbara A. Else 30. The Delphi Technique - Michael D. Cassity 31. Longitudinal Designs - Felicity A. Baker, Alison Ledger Pre-Experimental Designs 32. One-Sample Designs—Jennifer D. Jones Quasi-Experimental Designs 33. Static Group Comparison Designs—Shannon K. de l’Etoile Experimental Designs 34. Parallel Group Designs—Michael J. Silverman 35. Crossover Designs—Darcy DeLoach, Barbara L. Wheeler, Kathleen M. Murphy 36. Factorial Designs—Cathy H. McKinney UNIT SEVEN: INTERPRETIVIST DESIGNS Natural Setting Approaches 37. Ethnographic Research—Brynjulf Stige, Alison Ledger 38. Naturalistic Inquiry—Carolyn Arnason 39. Action Research—Brynjulf Stige, Katrina Skewes McFerran Phenomenology 40. Phenomenological Inquiry—Nancy A. Jackson 41. First-Person Research—Andrea McGraw Hunt Meaning-Focused Approaches 42. Hermeneutic Inquiry—Joanne Loewy, Ann-Sofie Paulander 43. Critical Inquiries: Feminist Perspectives and Transformative Research—Randi Rolvsjord, Susan Hadley 44. Arts-Based Research—Michael Viega, Michele Forinash 45. Morphological Research—Eckhard Weymann, Rosemarie Tüpker Language-Focused Approaches 46. Discourse Analysis—Brent C. Talbot 47. Qualitative Content Analysis—Claire M. Ghetti, Douglas R. Keith 48. Narrative Inquiry—Susan Hadley, Jane Edwards Theoretical Approaches 49. Grounded Theory—Clare O’Callaghan 50. Personal Construct Psychology and the Repertory Grid Technique—Brian Abrams 51. Consensual Qualitative Research—Dong Min Kim 52. Thematic Analysis—Sarah Hoskyns Case Approaches 53. Interpretivist Case Study Research—Kathleen M. Murphy UNIT EIGHT: OTHER TYPES OF RESEARCH Microanalysis 54. Microanalysis in Objectivist Research—Thomas Wosch, Jaakko Erkkilä 55. Microanalysis in Interpretivist Research—Gro Trondalen, Thomas Wosch Mixed Methods Designs 56. Combining Interpretivist with Objectivist Methods in Explanatory Sequential Designs—Debra S. Burns, Meganne K. Masko 57. Combining Objectivist with Intepretivist Methods in Exploratory Sequential Designs—Wendy L. Magee 58. Mixing Interpretivist Methods—Michael L. Zanders Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Synthesis 59. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Objectivist Research—Joke Bradt 60. Synthesis of Interpretivist Research—Anthony Meadows, Katherine Wimpenny 61. Synthesis of Mixed Methods Research—Anthony Meadows, Katherine Wimpenny Historical Research 62. Historical Research in Music Therapy—Alan L. Solomon, William B. Davis 63. Interpretivist Historical Research—Susan Hadley Philosophical Inquiry 64. Philosophical Inquiries—Brynjulf Stige, Roger Strand UNIT NINE: EVALUATING, READING, WRITING, AND SUBMITTING MUSIC THERAPY RESEARCH 65. Evaluating Objectivist Research—Cathy H. McKinney 66. Evaluating Interpretivist Research—Brian Abrams 67. Reading, Writing, and Submitting Objectivist Research—Anthony Meadows 68. Reading, Writing, and Submitting Interpretivist Research—Susan C. Gardstrom Glossary Subject Index Author Index |