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Music and Dance Education in Senior High Schools in Ghana: A Multiple Case Study

Petrie, Jennifer L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1440065860

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2015, Doctor of Education (EdD), Ohio University, Educational Administration (Education).
This dissertation examined the state of senior high school (SHS) music and dance education in the context of a growing economy and current socio-cultural transitions in Ghana. The research analyzed the experience of educational administrators, teachers, and students. Educational administrators included professionals at educational organizations and institutions, government officials, and professors at universities in Ghana. Teachers and students were primarily from five SHSs, across varying socioeconomic strata in the Ashanti Region, the Central Region, and the Greater Accra Region. The study employed ethnographic and multiple case study approaches. The research incorporated the data collection techniques of archival document review, focus group, interview, observation, and participant observation. Four interrelated theoretical perspectives informed the research: interdisciplinary African arts theory, leadership and organizational theory, post-colonial theory, and qualitative educational methods’ perspectives. The incorporation of multiple theoretical frameworks allowed for diverse perspectives on education to be acknowledged. The dissertation consists of five chapters, which include an introduction, literature review, methodology, presentation of findings, and analysis. The major findings of this study are organized into five thematic categories that examine: (a) the significance of music and dance education in Ghanaian SHSs, (b) the challenges of music and dance education in Ghanaian SHSs, (c) the influence of Ghanaian economic development on music and dance education in SHSs, (d) the role of educational administrators, teachers, and students in decision-making regarding music and dance education in Ghanaian SHSs, and (e) Ghanaians’ vision of the future of music and dance education in SHSs and the recommendations offered by study participants.
William Larson, Dr. (Committee Chair)
516 p.
African Studies; Dance; Education Policy; Educational Leadership; Music Education
music and dance education; music education; dance education; performing arts education; music and dance education in Ghana; music education in Ghana; dance education in Ghana; senior high school education in Ghana; music and dance in Ghana

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  • Petrie, J. L. (2015). Music and Dance Education in Senior High Schools in Ghana: A Multiple Case Study [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1440065860

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Petrie, Jennifer. Music and Dance Education in Senior High Schools in Ghana: A Multiple Case Study. 2015. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1440065860.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Petrie, Jennifer. "Music and Dance Education in Senior High Schools in Ghana: A Multiple Case Study." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1440065860

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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