Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education

Awards

The Council for Research in Music Education
Outstanding Dissertation Award

The Outstanding Dissertation Award (ODA), sponsored by the Council for Research in Music Education, recognizes excellence in research by doctoral students. 

• Brief History of the ODA
• List of Past Recipients

Call for Nominations

The Council for Research in Music Education is not currently accepting nominations, but will update this site with dates when available.

Please direct questions, comments, or concerns regarding the ODA to Music-ODA@illinois.edu.

Nomination and Review Procedures

The Council for Research in Music Education invites individuals who have served as research advisors, supervisors, or committee members to nominate dissertations in the field of music education that were defended during the calendar year.

The emphasis of this award is on recognizing doctoral students whose dissertations:

• Advance overarching values of music education, broadly defined;
• Employ rigorous and/or innovative methodologies;
• Integrate research and theory grounded in a variety of intellectual traditions; and
• Offer insightful implications for improving practice or forwarding theoretical constructs.

The process of nomination requires that the nominating faculty member contact the dissertation author, who will be responsible for submitting the relevant documents by the document submission deadline noted below. These documents will be evaluated by a panel drawn from the Council for Research in Music Education.

Nominators should submit a signed letter of support on university letterhead that speaks to the importance of the topic addressed by the dissertation, the use of strong or innovative methodological approaches, sophisticated writing, and overall contribution to the field. Please confirm the year in which the degree was conferred.

There is no limit on the number of nominations that can be submitted by a faculty member or representative institution.

When nominations open, you will be able to click here to nominate.

Document Submission

Nominees are asked to submit a 10-page summary of the project, exclusive of references, and a sample chapter. If the dissertation follows an alternative format (such as a compilation of completed studies, rather than one study), submit a sample chapter that has not been previously peer reviewed or published.

Submit these documents in PDF form. Name each file with the nominee’s last name first, followed by the type of document, such as Dewey_Summary.pdf or Dewey_Ch3.pdf

Please do not submit full dissertations at this time. If your entire dissertation is not available on ProQuest Dissertations, you may be asked later to submit the entire document for further review.

Due to the widespread availability of most dissertations in electronic formats and the likelihood that studies have been presented at conferences, we are not able to ensure blind review. The documents, then, may include identifying information.

Submission Deadline: To Be Announced

When nominations open, you will be able to click here to submit documents.

Editors

Co-Editors

Joseph Abramo, University of Connecticut
Patrick Schmidt, Teachers College, Columbia University
crme@illinois.edu

Associate Editor
Joyce McCall, Arizona State University

Bulletin Advisory Committee

• Loneka Battiste, University of Houston
• Christopher Baumgartner, University of Oklahoma
• Cathy Benedict, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Kim Councill, University of Utah
• Amanda Draper, Indiana University
• Karin Hendricks, Boston University
• Karen Howard, University of St. Thomas
• Beatriz Ilari, University of Southern California
• Koji Matsunobu, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Nicholas McBride, The College of New Jersey
• Mark Montemayor, University of North Texas
• Angela Munroe, West Virginia University
• Jeffrey Murdoch, University of Arkansas
• David E. Myers, University of Minnesota
• Elizabeth Parker, Temple University
• Kelly Parkes, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Sean Powell, University of North Texas
• Stephanie Prichard, University of Maryland
• Jared Rawlings, University of Utah
• Alison M. Reynolds, Temple University
• Lauren Kapalka Richerme, Indiana University
• David Rickels, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Kathryn Roulston, University of Georgia
• Ryan Shaw, Michigan State University
• Anne Marie Stanley, Penn State University
• Christina Svec, Iowa State University
• Matthew Thibeault, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Brian Weidner, Butler University

PDF Policy

Upon publication, authors will receive a link to access their article free for three months. They are permitted to share the link (not the PDF) with friends, colleagues, and on social media.

PDFs are permitted and issued for the following:

• Tenure dossier.
• Special workshops the author is moderating.
• Other requests to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• All PDFs will include a statement of copyright and a provision that the articles will not be photocopied, distributed, or used for purposes other than the terms agreed to by UIP.

Preprints are permitted for:

• University repositories; UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the preprint.
• Some journals have their own established policies and procedures for preprints. Please be sure to first check their respective Web sites before sending your request.

Postprints are permitted for:

• Non-profit archives and repositories; Articles must be at least one year old. UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the postprint and a link back to the journal of publication's home page on the UIP website.
• Personal and commercial Web sites; Articles must be at least three years old. UIP requires a publication statement to be posted along with the postprint and a link back to the journal of publication's home page on the UIP website.

Please contact the Intellectual Property Manager for more information.

Please send all requests to:

Angela Burton
Intellectual Property Manager
UIP-RIGHTS@uillinois.edu

Submissions

Instructions to Contributors

All submissions should be well written with minimal grammatical, sentence structure, or organization problems and contain unambiguous, relevant, and supported content. Manuscript should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, 2020). Please write in clear and readable English, limit the use of passive voice, and avoid excessive words. Manuscripts should be approximately 20 pages, including abstract, figures, drawings, tables, and references. Alt text is required for all images.

In accordance with the Code of Ethics, submitting a manuscript indicates that it has not been published previously and is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, either in its entirety or in part.

Manuscripts must be submitted via the Web through our electronic manuscript submission system. This secure, personalized resource will allow you to track your manuscript through each step of the acceptance and production process. To begin, click the button below to set up your personal account and upload your submission.

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Reports of Original Research

Authors should be especially clear in reporting their purpose, procedures, and conclusions. They should suggest implications for and applications to the profession. It is expected that original research will serve as models of well-executed methodology rooted in a rigorous adherence to a stated research paradigm. All submitted research articles must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, 2020).

Articles that Synthesize and Discuss Issues Pertaining to a Research Topic Relevant to and that will Enhance Knowledge of Music Teaching and Learning

Manuscripts should concern timely and significant topics. These papers will be evaluated for whether the author has contributed to the profession's knowledge by providing new insights, drawing inferences and/or developing a synthesis, in contrast to simply providing a summary of extant research.

Upon publication, authors will receive a link to access their article free for three months. They are permitted to share the link (not the PDF) with friends, colleagues, and on social media.

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