Music Education: Recent submissions
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Girls don't rock and boys don't bop: adolescent musical identity and gender stereotypes in popular music.
Published 2008-12-18This study investigated what are considered to be gender appropriate musical behaviours from the perspective of adolescents, with a particular focus on listening behaviours and musical preferences. Gender stereotypes in ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Love it, love it not: Parental attitudes regarding children’s music learning in Kuala Lumpur
Published 2008-12-18This study aimed to investigate parental beliefs regarding children’s music learning in Kuala Lumpur. It examined the reasons behind parental support for private instrumental tuition, the effect of parental conceptions of ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Canons in the classroom: An exploration of teachers' selection of works for musicological examination in New South Wales.
Published 2008-12-12This study provides a detailed view of current practice in relation to the New South Wales Board of Studies Music 2 Syllabus Mandatory Topic, ‘Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus)’. It closely examines various ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The perceptions of adolescent boys regarding music participation and social behaviour
Published 2008-05-25This study is an exploration of adolescent boys’ perceptions of the relationship between music participation and social behaviour. Adolescent boys have been identified by the literature as a social group in particular need ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
A multi-case study of the ways music learning is used to meet the social, emotional and cultural challenges experienced by refugees and asylum seekers in Sydney
Published 2008-03-03This is a study of the ways in which refugee and asylum seeker learners benefit from engaging in community music programs during resettlement or detention. It explores the means by which music learning can address the ...Open AccessThesis, Honours