Pluralism in American Music Education Research

Introduction: Diana Dansereau and Jay Dorfman.- Part 1.- An overview of the paradigm conflict that has marked education research and influenced music education research - Chad West.- An examination of the influences of governing paradigms on music education research - David Myers.- The value in conducting research that is driven by answering a question that stems from the identification of a meaningful problem in music education - Lee Higgins.- The value in conducting research that is driven by advancing a theory - Roger Mantie.- Mixed methods research (in education and music education) as a response to the paradigm conflict - Diana Dansereau.- A call for blending methods for improved understanding as a profession - Jay Dorfman and Diana Dansereau.- Part 2 - Methodological Pluralism in practice.- Introduction to Part 2: An Overview of Areas of blending - Discourse Analysis, program evaluation, policy - Jay Dorfman and Diana Dansereau.- Personal narratives by particular researchers whoreflect the juxtaposition of question/theory/problem guided research and methodological pluralism in their work.- Kate Fitzpatrick.- Roger Mantie.- Jay Dorfman.- Diana Dansereau.- Chad West.- Peter Miksza.- The value and importance of blending within a research agenda - Carlos Abril.- Considerations for developing new researchers who understand methodological pluralism - Susan Conkling and Peter Webster.- Challenges to disseminating such research and ideas for overcoming these challenges - Janet Barrett.- Technology as tools within modern music education research - Jay Dorfman.- Implications for author voice within a blended study or a pluralistic research agenda - Dana Fox.