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Agency and Identity: A Collective Case Study of the Learning Experiences of High School Students in a Music Technology Course

Giotta, Dennis P
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-4309
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1433517567

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2015, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Music Education.
The purpose of this collective case study was to examine the learning experiences of high school students enrolled in a music technology course. Focused on the unique perspectives of eight students, data were generated through interviews, observations, student journals, audiovisual materials, and field notes. Within-case and cross-case analysis of the data established the themes of (a) building on technological experiences, (b) prior music knowledge, (c) approval of project-based learning, (d) musical dreams for the future, and (e) social categorization through individual musical pursuits. The findings indicated that, while students did not perceive a social identity related to specific characteristics in the music technology class, they were united in their pursuits toward musical autonomy and motivated by their own agency. Potential implications from this study suggest that music pedagogy and curriculum development might be considered as they relate to the knowledge and skills required of contemporary musicians.
Nathan Kruse (Advisor)
Lisa Koops (Committee Member)
Matthew Garrett (Committee Member)
147 p.
Music Education; Technology
Music technology; agency; nontraditional music students; social identity; project-based learning; composition; digital natives; technology based music classrooms

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  • Giotta, D. P. (2015). Agency and Identity: A Collective Case Study of the Learning Experiences of High School Students in a Music Technology Course [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1433517567

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Giotta, Dennis. Agency and Identity: A Collective Case Study of the Learning Experiences of High School Students in a Music Technology Course. 2015. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1433517567.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Giotta, Dennis. "Agency and Identity: A Collective Case Study of the Learning Experiences of High School Students in a Music Technology Course." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1433517567

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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