Descriptive Research Design

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Miksza ◽  
Kenneth Elpus
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The Status ◽  
Scientific Endeavor ◽  
Design Options ◽  
Survey Designs

This chapter presents two of the most prominent approaches to the design of descriptive research in music education. Simply creating depictions of music teaching and learning experiences that are organized and illustrative of the variation that can exist in any given setting is a worthwhile scientific endeavor in and of itself. Descriptive research is most typically an exploration of what is, what exists, and/or the status of any given topic of interest. The first section deals with basic steps in observational research designs, and the second section outlines critical features of survey designs. These fundamental research design options are excellent entry points for emerging scholars and when employed imaginatively can yield many benefits for the profession.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Monetary Challenges Affecting Operations of Private Tertiary Colleges in Nakuru Town, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
A. N. Mugo
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The Relationship

Tertiary colleges are the institution in between the secondary and the universities. They are set aside for those students who fail to join universities due to failure of meeting entry points or lack of requisite fees. Most of these institutions are run by private sectors while a small percentage is run by public sectors. Due to various challenges here have been instances of monetary constraints in these institutions. This facilitated this study which hunted to evaluate the monetary challenges affecting operations of the private tertiary colleges. The study sought to establish the access of funds and credit facilities on operations of the aforestated private tertiary colleges. The pecking order theory guided the study. The study was conducted amongst private tertiary colleges in Nakuru town, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive research design with target population of 109 employees of these institutions. A census survey was conducted. The study employed a questionnaire to collect primary data. Data was processed and analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Descriptive and inferential analyses were duly conducted. The findings indicated that access of funds and credit facilities affect operations of private tertiary colleges positively and that the relationship between the two constructs is statistically significant (r = 0.665; p < 0.01). The study concluded that the role played by funds and credit facilities in the Operations of private tertiary colleges cannot be understated. It is recommended that the management of private tertiary colleges should devise various sources of funding such as initiating income-generating projects and liaise with corporate entities for sponsorship of needy students. 

scholarly journals MOVEMENT TRANSFORMATION IN GAYO SYNTAX

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Tri Murni ◽  
Robert Sibarani ◽  
Eddy Setia ◽  
Gustianigsih Gustianingsihh
Keyword(s):  
Surface Structure ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Deep Structure ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Substitution Rule ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
Movement Rules ◽  
Related Process

The purpose of this study is to present syntactic descriptions of how movement transformational rules apply in Gayo syntax and to examine the status of movement transformational rules in Gayo language (henceforth GL) in the theoretical framework of Transformational Linguistics (TL) proposed by Chomsky (1965, 1981) and Suhadi (2018). In this theory there are three kinds of syntactic rules: Movement Rule, Deletion Rule and Substitution Rule. The discussion focuses on Movement Transformational Rules in GL. Transformation is the inter-related process between the deep structure and the surface structure of a sentence by the application of one or more transformational rules. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative approach as noted by Martin (2004). Descriptive research is to portray accurately the characteristics of a particular situation or group or individual with or without special initial hypotheses about the nature of these characteristics. Thus, descriptive research design was applied to give a detail description of a certain case accurately. The data were analyzed from two angles: the application and the status of movement rules in GL, which can be compulsory, optional, and restricted. The data of this research derived from some sentences in the folklore story written in GL and the invention of the writer herself as the native speaker of the language. The finding shows that all the twelve kinds of movement transformational rules proposed by Suhadi (2018) are relevant to apply in GL. After the application of movement rules, the main finding is on the status of movement transformational rules in GL in which it is found that four movement rules are compulsory, eight are optional and there is no restricted rule in the language.

Aesthetic education and the practice of music teaching

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Plummeridge
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Aesthetic Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Philosophy Of Art ◽  
International Debate ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Aesthetic

Over the past three decades it has become customary to regard music education as a form of aesthetic education. Recently a number of writers have expressed some objections to this view which they maintain has acquired the status of an accepted orthodoxy. In a healthy educational climate it is right that any orthodoxy should be questioned and aesthetic education has often become the subject of an international debate The purpose of this paper is not to add another voice to that debate but to re-examine the concept of aesthetic education with reference to the teaching and learning of music in educational institutions.Many discussions on this issue become clouded because the term ‘aesthetic education’ is used in different ways and in different contexts In a broad sense the aesthetic is not necessarily associated with the arts and is taken to be a dimension of experience in any discipline; accordingly, aesthetic education is across the curriculum. Most frequently, it implies an education in the fine arts, the aim of which is the development in children of a particular style of thinking or mode of intelligence. A third view arises from the notion of aesthetics as a form of enquiry best described as the philosophy of art; aesthetic education thus conceived involves the study of topics such as artistic meanings, judgements and values.An examination of these different conceptions of aesthetic education raises a number of philosophical and educational issues that have implications not only for the organisation and practice of music education in schools but also for the education and professional development of teachers.

Expressing Culture: Teaching and Learning Music of Ghana, West Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Karen Howard
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Veteran Teachers ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
General Music ◽  
Music Culture ◽  
Culture Teaching ◽  
The Status ◽  
Traditional Song

In recent years, there has been much criticism of multiculturalism for its failure to address the power and privilege that keep the status quo in music education. Continued support and education is needed to grow preservice, practicing, and even veteran teachers’ skills in teaching and learning music genres from a broader range of music cultures. To that end, the purpose of this column is to examine the potential for bringing music from Ghana, West Africa, into the general music setting. A brief introduction to the music culture of Ghana is presented first, then a traditional song with teaching suggestions, followed by a list of suggested print and recorded resources.

scholarly journals The Meaning of Education for Children of Orange Farmers in Sambimulyo Banyuwangi: A Status Reorientation

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Hafid Kuncoro Setiawan ◽  
Maulana Surya Kusumah
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Citrus Fruit ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Local Farmers

Citrus fruit farming in Sambimulyo Village has succeeded in improving the welfare of local farmers. Their success did not make them think of sharing their knowledge of citrus fruit farming to their children. They choose the education field as an appropriate way for their children. Citrus fruit farmers thought that education as the critical point to get knowledge and job and also an important thing to create a better future. The same thought also had by the citrus fruit farmer's children. This research used a qualitative method by the descriptive research design. The rational theory of James Coleman chooses as the theory in the preferential mind and optimization process; thereby, it explained the development of mind mapping and rational action, which is selected by the farmer. The research question is how the status reorientation as the meaning of education to citrus fruit farmer's children in Sambimulyo Banyuwangi. The researcher identifies the concept of knowledge and the implementation of it. Moreover, how the citrus fruit farmer faced the direct impact from the orientation of education primarily related to citrus fruit agricultural in Sambimulyo. It implemented on differing views between the old generation and the young generation. The difference is in how they used the education itself, and the same is in the way to get knowledge and a better life.  Keywords: status reorientation, the meaning of education, rational choice, orange farmer. Referensi: Ahmadi dan Uhbiyati. 2007. Ilmu Pendidikan. Jakarta: PT Rineka Cipta. Buku Profil Desa Sambimulyo Tahun 2011 – 2015. Bungin, Burhan, 2001. Analisis Data Penelitian Kulaitatif: Pemahaman Filosofis dan Metodologis ke Arah Penguasaan Model Aplikasi. Jakarta: PT. Raja Grafindo Persada. Coleman, James. 1994. Dasar-dasar Teori Sosial (Foundations Of Social Theory). Terjemahan oleh Imam Muttaqien, Derta Sri Widowatie, Siwi Purwandari. 2011. Bandung: Nusa Media.  Creswell, Jhon W. 2016. Research Design “Pendekatan Metode            Kualitatif, Kuantitatif,            dan    Campuran. Terjemahan oleh Achmad Fawaid dan Rianayati Kusmini Pancasari. 2016. Yogyakarta: Pustaka Belajar Miles, Matthew dan Huberman, A. Michael. 1992. Analisis Data Kualitatif: Buku Sumber Tantang Metode-Metode Baru. Terjemahan oleh Tjetjep Rohendi Rohidi. 2009. Jakarta: UI Press. Notoatmodjo, Soekidjo. 2003. Pendidikan dan Perilaku Kesehatan. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta I.B Wirawan, Teori-Teori Sosial Dalam Tiga Paradigma (Fakta Sosial, Definisi Sosial,           Perilaku Sosial), 2012, Jakarta: Kencana Prenada Media Group. Alhadi, Robith Abdillah. 2015. Sejarah Pertanian Jeruk di Desa Sambimulyo Kecamatan Bangorejo Kabupaten Banyuwangi. Jurnal : Universitas Jember. (Skripsi tidak diterbitkan)  

scholarly journals MOOCs: Adoption, Perceived Benefits and Hurdles among the Engineering Faculties of Karnataka

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vysakh, C.
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Technological University ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The present study aims to explore the adoption and benefits of MOOCs among the faculties of selected engineering colleges in Karnataka. A descriptive research design was deployed for the study. Two hundred copies of the structured questionnaire were distributed to collect data from the faculties of four reputed engineering colleges affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi. It was found that only 67.62% of faculties were aware and hooked on the MOOCs platforms. 38.30% of the faculties made use of MOOCs for gaining knowledge, 25.53% for conducting research and 22.34% to publish contents. The study found the positive impact of MOOCs on the knowledge and carrier prospects of faculties. Lack of time and interest were the major hurdles cited by the participants in adopting MOOCs. The study provides valuable insights into the faculties of Indian higher education institutions to make use of MOOCs technology for a better experience and output for teaching and learning and also to overcome the challenges in adoption.

Design and Analysis for Quantitative Research in Music Education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Miksza ◽  
Kenneth Elpus
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Music Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Traditional Design ◽  
Design Type ◽  
To Come ◽  
Analytical Approaches

This book is an introduction to quantitative research design and data analysis presented in the context of music education scholarship. The book aims for readers to come away with a familiarity of prototypical research design possibilities as well as a fundamental understanding of data analysis techniques necessary for carrying out scientific inquiry. The book includes examples that demonstrate how the methodological and statistical concepts presented throughout can be applied to pertinent issues in music education. For the majority of Part I, the strategy is to present traditional design categories side by side with explanations of general analytical approaches for dealing with data yielded from each respective design type. Part II consists of chapters devoted to methodological and analytical approaches that have become common in related fields (e.g., psychology, sociology, general education research, educational policy) but are as yet not frequently exploited by music education researchers. Ultimately, this work is motivated by a desire to help scholars acquire the means to actualize their research curiosities and to contribute to the advancement of rigor in music education research throughout the profession at large.

Assessing Music in Early Childhood

2019 ◽  
pp. 444-476
Author(s):  
Maria Runfola
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Children's Music ◽  
National Network ◽  
Music Assessment ◽  
Early Childhood Music ◽  
Utilitarian Value

In this chapter, pros and cons of assessing young children’s music skills and content knowledge are explored. An integrative literature review is included as well as a thematic review lending support to core themes. Several reasons were identified as to the importance of promoting student assessment as children participate in early childhood music. Use of music assessments in the classroom and for research should consider practices consistent with musical age as well as chronological age. Increased recognition of the importance of music in total development of the child supports need for effective early childhood assessment systems especially by the music education research community as they continue to gather evidence regarding the utilitarian value of music in early childhood. Researchers need to be aware of environmental factors that may impact early music learning and cognizant of current best practices in music education for early childhood. Researcher-developed criterion measures often are not investigated for quality characteristics, and thus rigorous guidelines for such criterion measures are needed. It appears there are no definitive policy or ethics statements regarding early childhood music assessment but both should be considered vital priorities for the profession. Most likely only those scholars with profound interest in assessment and teachers with deep understanding of the role of assessment in teaching and learning will volunteer to respond. Everything developed in such a national network will be useful, providing we start with clearly defined, intended outcomes and then develop assessments to document student attainment of those musical outcomes.

Aspects of Jewish Reception of the Ketuvim (Writings)

2018 ◽  
pp. 429-447
Author(s):  
Alan Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Individual

This chapter discusses three aspects of Jewish reception of the Ketuvim (Writings or Hagiographa): the status and authority of the Ketuvim in relation to the Torah (Pentateuch) and the Nevi’im (Prophets); the study and liturgical use of Ketuvim, focusing on the so-called Five Scrolls (hamesh megillot) and the Book of Psalms; and the character of traditional commentary on selected books, including recommendations for further reading. The Ketuvim were considered sacred and inspired, but at a lower level of inspiration than the Torah and the Prophets. They were regarded as diverting and edifying, but insufficiently authoritative to support the promulgation of law, which was the fundamental concern of rabbinic teaching and learning. On the whole, Jewish commentators seek to find consistency in the interpretation of the individual books, “taming” their originality in order to conform their meanings both to the rest of Scripture and to normative Jewish teachings.

Could There Be Deleuzian Assessment in Music Education?

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-136
Author(s):  
Lauren Kapalka Richerme
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Musical Practices ◽  
Contemporary Education

Authors of contemporary education and arts education policies tend to emphasize the adoption of formal, summative assessment practices. Poststructuralist philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s emphasis on ongoing differing and imaginative possibilities may at first glance appear incompatible with these overarching, codified assessments. While Deleuze criticizes the increasing use of ongoing assessments as a form of control, he posits a more nuanced explanation of measurement. This philosophical inquiry examines four measurement-related themes from Deleuze’s writings and explores how they might inform concepts and practices of assessment in various music teaching and learning contexts. The first theme suggests that each group of connective relations, what Deleuze terms a “plane of immanence,” demands its own forms of measurement. Second, Deleuze emphasizes varieties of measurement. Third, those with power, what Deleuze terms the “majority,” always set the standard for measurement. Fourth, Deleuze derides continuous assessment. His writings suggest that music educators might consider that assessments created for one musical practice or style should not transcend their own “plane of immanence,” that a variety of nonstandardized assessments is desirable, that the effect of measurement on “minoritarian” musical practices must be examined carefully, and that it is essential to ponder the potentials of unmeasured music making.

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