Pluralism in American Music Education Research: Essays and Narratives

Pluralism and Music Education Research: An Introduction to the Text; Jay Dorfman and Diana Dansereau.- A Path Toward Methodological Pluralism: Revisiting the Paradigm Conflicts of the 1980s through Today; Chad West.- What if Dewey Won? Forwarding Social Inquiry in Music Education; Susan Wharton Conkling.- Passion, Tensions and Quality in Research Questions; Linda Thornton.- Considering Pluralism through the Lens of Integral Research; Diana Dansereau.- Research Realities: Embracing the Complexity of Expressive-Creative Learning and Teaching; David Myers.- Identity, Legitimacy, and Language: Subtleties of Music Education Research in the Non-Singular World; Nasim Niknafs.- The Bleeding Edge: Technology in Pluralistic Music Education Research; Jay Dorfman.- The Multiple Roles Required to Conduct High-Quality Quantitative Research; Robert Woody.- Superdiversity in Music Education; Brent C. Talbot.- Uncovering Tracks and Envisioning Directions on a Pluralist Research Path; Diana Dansereau.- Researching the "Real" World of Music Education; Roger Mantie.- Professional and Personal Reflections on a Mixed Methods Journey; Kate R. Fitzpatrick.- Graduate Student Reflections, Reactions and Experiences on Mixed Methods Research; Kristin Mozeiko & Jason Rummel.- Becoming a Mixed Methods Researcher: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned Along the way; Chad West.- Seeing Things for the First Time: A Personal Narrative on Technology in Music Education Research; Jay Dorfman