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- Title
A Quantitative Content Analysis of In-Text Citations in Choral Pedagogy Books Published Between 1989-2009.
- Authors
Jones, Sarah K.
- Abstract
Content analyses of books published for professional development or for use in pre- professional university studies offer a perspective on the status of knowledge in a given field. This study assessed types and frequencies of in-text citations in choral pedagogy books (N = 142) published in North America between 1989-2009, with attention thereafter to (a) reference to research as indicated by research journal articles, theses, dissertations, research symposia papers, and unpublished research; and (b) a subgroup of books used in choral methods courses by professors from 22 institutions. Among primary findings: (a) 75.35% of books examined contained 50 or fewer in-text citations, with 28.17% of all books examined containing no in-text citations; (b) with one exception and excluding citations of other books, the total frequency of non-research based citations significantly exceeded the total frequency of research based citations in the corpus of these books as a whole and in books used by surveyed professors for university methods courses; (c) however, frequency of in-text research citations was significantly greater in textbooks used by surveyed professors than in other choral pedagogy books examined; and (d) journals most frequently cited were Choral Journal, Journal of Singing, and Music Educators Journal. Results were discussed in terms of researched- based choral pedagogy, ways of knowing, status of choral pedagogy textbooks, and suggestions for future research.
- Subjects
CITATION analysis; MUSIC literature; CHORAL music; MUSIC education; CONTENT analysis
- Publication
International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, 2013, Vol 4, Issue 2, p77
- ISSN
1532-5644
- Publication type
Article