A Mixed Methods Portrait Of Urban Instrumental Music

RESEARCH EVALUATION FORM NAME: DATE: 1. Full citation in APA style: Fitzpatrick, K. R. (2011). A mixed methods portrait of urban instrumental music teaching. Journal of Research in Music Education, 59(3), 229-256. 2. Purpose of the study: The aim of this study was to understand how instrumental music educators negotiate the urban environment in which they teach. 3. Research question(s) posed: 1) What background information do urban instrumental music educators have about the students they instruct and the districts where they teach? 2) What particular abilities do instrumental music educators depend upon to have success in the urban classroom? 3) What thoughts and opinions do educators have concerning teaching instrumental music in†¦show more content†¦6. What data were collected? (If historical, list the primary and secondary sources. If philosophical, list the premises) The researcher used three phases to collect data for this study. Phase 1 of the study was a small focus group of instrumental music educators from the Chicago Public Schools. The focus group served to guide the creation of the survey questionnaire. Phase 2 of the study was the survey, which included questions similar to research questions #1-4. 59% of the surveys that were sent out were successfully returned. Phase 3 of the study, interviews and observations, took place concurrently with Phase 2. Four instrumental music educators from the CPS received a pre-interview, a one-day observation, and a follow-up interview. During the observation, extensive field notes and ensemble recordings were obtained. 7. Primary methodology: Highlight the type Historical: Which category? (it could be more than one) Chronological, Comparative, Oral, Psychohistory, Quantitative, Other (please list) Philosophical: Did the argument advance deductively or inductively? Quantitative [non-experimental] Quantitative [experimental] Qualitative: Highlight which type: grounded theory ethnography narrative phenomenology single case study collective case study Mixed methods: Highlight which type of qualitative methodology grounded theory ethnography narrative phenomenology single