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Significant Influences in the Lives of Senior Citizens: Reflections on Music Experiences during School Years and Beyond

Lim, Eun-Jung
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1328371467

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2012, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies.
The purpose of this study was to explore the influences of school music experiences on senior citizens’ musical sensibilities, tastes, or abilities by examining their recollected stories about music experiences from their school years. The author employed a multiple-case study design to enable contextual insights into personal interactions with music. With the convenience sampling method, six research participants were recruited, all of whom were age 55 or older, lived in northeastern Ohio, attended U.S. schools for their K–12 education, and had never had any professional experience in the field of music. Data were collected through participant interviews with open-ended questions, journal writings, and researcher field notes, all of which provided evidence for coherence, reliability, and validity. The collected raw data were analyzed in two ways: summarized documentation and code analysis with the cross-case method. The research findings revealed the importance of school music experiences in the development of musical sensibilities, tastes, or abilities. In particular, human interaction between students, teachers, and family members is clearly a significant factor in defining personal music experiences and that school music education does not meet musical needs. School music educators are, therefore, recommended to create learning opportunities for students by developing a feasible curriculum to meet a variety of students’ musical interests, provide a professional development program for music teachers and preservice teachers, and establish a collaborative music program with family and local communities.
James Henderson, Ed.D. (Advisor)
Craig Resta, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Kenneth Cushner, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Kwang-Sae Lee, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
147 p.
Curriculum Development; Music Education
music education; music experience; music curriculum; influence of music experience; lifelong learning; multiple case study;

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  • Lim, E.-J. (2012). Significant Influences in the Lives of Senior Citizens: Reflections on Music Experiences during School Years and Beyond [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1328371467

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lim, Eun-Jung. Significant Influences in the Lives of Senior Citizens: Reflections on Music Experiences during School Years and Beyond. 2012. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1328371467.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lim, Eun-Jung. "Significant Influences in the Lives of Senior Citizens: Reflections on Music Experiences during School Years and Beyond." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1328371467

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