The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning: A Project of the Music Educators National Conference Book

	Contributors
	Reviewers
Pt. I	Policy and Philosophy
	Introduction	3
1	Policy Frameworks, Research, and K-12 Schooling	5
2	MENC: A Case in Point	17
3	Recent Trends and Issues in Policy Making	23
4	Law Research and Music Education	33
5	Philosophical Issues in Curriculum	48
6	Educating Musically	63
7	Philosophical Perspectives on Research	85
Pt. II	Educational Context and the Curriculum
	Introduction: Toward an Understanding of the "Aims" of Music Education	105
8	Contemporary Curriculum Practices and Their Theoretical Bases	113
9	Theory, Research, and the Improvement of Music Education	144
10	Critical Thinking	162
11	Improvisation	171
12	Improvisation and Curriculum Reform	188
13	Adult Education	199
14	Music and Early Childhood Education	210
15	Systematic Research in Studio Instruction in Music	243
16	Distance Learning and Collaboration in Music Education	257
Pt. III	Musical Development and Learning
	Introduction: Looking Multiple Ways in Research	277
17	Learning Theories as Roots of Current Musical Practice and Research	279
18	Systematic Instruction	299
19	Behavioral Research on Direct Music Instruction	315
20	Self-Regulation of Musical Learning: A Social Cognitive Perspective	327
21	Motivation and Achievement	348
22	Developmental Characteristics of Music Learners	373
23	Creativity Research in Music, Visual Art, Theater, and Dance	398
24	Computer-Based Technology and Music Teaching and Learning	416
Pt. IV	Musical Cognition and Development
	Introduction: Music Perception and Cognition	443
25	The Neurobiology of Music Cognition and Learning	445
26	Cognitive Constraints on Music Listening	461
27	The Development of Musical Abilities	487
28	A Comparative Review of Human Ability Theory: Context, Structure, and Development	509
29	Making Music and Making Sense Through Music: Expressive Performance and Communication	522
30	Taking an Acquired Skills Perspective on Music Performance	542
Pt. V	Social and Cultural Contexts
	Introduction: Social and Cultural Contexts of Music Teaching and Learning	563
31	The Sociology of Education and Connections to Music Education Research	566
32	Perspectives from the Sociology of Music	584
33	Social Psychology and Music Education	604
34	Music, Culture, Curriculum, and Instruction	626
35	Feminism, Feminist Research, and Gender Research in Music Education: A Selective Review	648
36	The Social Construction of Music Teacher Identity in Undergraduate Music Education Majors	675
37	Transforming Research in Music Education History	695
38	Music Transmission and Learning: A Conspectus of Ethnographic Research in Ethnomusicology and Music Education	707
39	Community Music: Toward an International Overview	730
Pt. VI	Music Teacher Education
	Introduction: Fuzzy Teacher Education	757
40	Reform-Minded Music Teachers: A More Comprehensive Image of Teaching for Music Teacher Education	759
41	Teaching as a Profession: Two Variations on a Theme	786
42	Changing Concepts of Teacher Education	818
43	Strengthening the Teaching of Music Educators in Higher Education	840
44	Research by Teachers on Teacher Education	855
45	Research in Music Student Teaching	874
46	Professional Development	887
Pt. VII	Music Education Connections
	Introduction: The Growing Impact of Partnerships: A Reason for Research	905
47	Policy Issues in Connecting Music Education with Arts Education	909
48	The Evaluation of Arts Partnerships and Learning in and Through the Arts	931
49	The "Use and Abuse" of Arts Advocacy and Its Consequences for Music Education	941
50	Research in Visual Art Education: Implications for Music	962
51	A Review of Research in Theater, Dance, and Other Performing Arts Education: Implications for Music	977
Pt. VIII	Neuroscience, Medicine, and Music
	Introduction	989
52	Music and Neuroscience	991
53	Performing Arts Medicine	1009
54	Musicians' Health	1023
Pt. IX	Outcomes in General Education
	Introduction	1043
55	Nonmusical Outcomes of Music Education: Historical Considerations	1045
56	Teaching Other Subjects Through Music	1053
57	Research: A Foundation for Arts Education Advocacy	1066
Pt. X	Research Design, Criticism, and Assessment in Music Education
	Introduction: Scholarly Inquiry and the Research Process	1087
58	Maintaining Quality in Research and Reporting	1089
59	Trends in Data Acquisition and Knowledge Development	1108
60	Assessment's Potential in Music Education	1128
61	Contemporary Issues in Qualitative Research and Music Education	1159
	Index	1177