Article of Interest
Eminence in Music Education Research as Measured in the New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning
Published in No. 183, Winter 2010
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to identify (a) scholars, (b) journals, (c) authored monographs, (d) edited books or proceedings, and (e) dissertations that were the most eminent, as measured by the frequency of citation in the New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (New Handbook). Data from 7,426 citations included in the 60 chapters containing reference sections were analyzed and rank ordered. The most frequently cited scholars were Edwin Gordon and Howard Gardner. The most eminent bibliographic sources were the Journal of Research in Music Education, the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Music Matters, the Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning, and dissertations by Mitchell Robinson and Kari Veblen. The authors include researchers, curriculum specialists, psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers from both music and general education. Results from this study clearly indicate the wide variety of sources that impact the field of music education research.
