Undergraduate Research in Dance

Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, alongside examples of undergraduate research in dance scholarship. This second edition has been updated throughout for current students, with new chapters on mentoring and dance studies.

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Lynnette Young Overby is Professor Emerita in Theatre and Dance at the University of Delaware, USA, and currently a Research Associate with the Arnhold Institute for Dance Education, Research, Policy & Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA. She is also past Director of Research for Dance and the Child International. Overby has co-organized poster sessions for the National Dance Education Organization for several years.

Jenny Olin Shanahan is Assistant Provost for High Impact Practices at Bridgewater State University, USA, and has held numerous leadership roles with the Council for Undergraduate Research.

Gregory Young is Professor of Music at Montana State University, USA, and has held ongoing posts in conferences of undergraduate research and in curriculum development.

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Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, alongside examples of undergraduate research in dance scholarship. This second edition has been updated throughout for current students, with new chapters on mentoring and dance studies.

Inhalt

1. Overview

2. Literature Reviews

3. Choosing Topics and Formulating Appropriate Research Questions or Project Goals

4. Working with Human Subjects

5. Collecting Data

6. Analyzing and Synthesizing Data

7. Arts-Based Research in Dance

8. Citing Sources

9. Dissemination of Results

10. Mentoring

11. Dance Therapy

12. Interdisciplinary Projects

13. Public Scholarship and Dance

14. Choreography as Research

15. Dance Studies

16. Cultural Studies in Dance

17. The Discovery of Knowledge in Dance History

18. Dance Science

19. Psychological and Cognitive Aspects of Dance

20. Application and activation: choreography interacting with digital media

21. Dance Education

22. On- Line Resources