Chapter 4
Ways of Thinking and Their Consequences
Chapter 4 of Inquiry in Music Education introduces you to thinking as a research activity:
• Historical and conceptual contexts as landmarks of scholarly thought,
• Perspective as awareness of point of view and researcher position,
• Logic as a tool for critical thinking,
• Identifiable laws, theories, paradigms, or belief systems, and
• Skills of reasoning as research tools.
Handouts / Worksheets
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Resources
The videos and other links below were chosen to extend and clarify the concepts and skills mentioned in this chapter. We hope these resources are helpful! Please let us know what you think of them, and please suggest other resources that you use as an instructor or as a student.
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University of Southern California Writing Guide (great information for graduate students!)
Essential Logic: Basic Reasoning Skills for the 21st Century by Ronald C. Pine
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