Music Therapy Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives
Barbara L. Wheeler, Editor

ISBN  0-9624080-3-4  $45

This is the first and most comprehensive textbook on music therapy research to be published, with 24 chapters edited and authored by eminent researchers and scholars. The book begins with an overview of issues in music therapy research, followed by a survey of the current literature; then different types of quantitative and qualitative research designs are described in detail, including philosophical and historical modes of inquiry. Several chapters describe the actual process of doing research, and throughout the book, numerous examples of music therapy research are provided. This is a standard reference for students and professionals in the field. (1995; ISBN 0-9624080-3-4 Paperback, 616 pages: $45).

Reviews By:

  • Kay Roskam in the Journal of Music Therapy, 1998, 35 (2), 137-139..
  • Harold Jorgensen in the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 1995, 4(2), 112-113.
  • Henk Smeijsters in The Arts in Psychotherapy, 1996, 23(3), 277-280.
  • Robin Howat in The Bulletin of the Australian Music Therapy Association, July 1996, 2(11), 11-12.
  • Penny Rogers and Mercedes Pavlicevic in British Journal of Music Therapy, 1996, 10(2), 35-36.
  • Jorg Frommer in Praxis der Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, May 1996.
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