Dance/Movement Therapists in Action: A Working Guide to Research Options / Edition 2

by Robyn Flaum Cruz, Cynthia F. Berrol

Overview

This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition that presents a spectrum of research alternatives that can inform clinical practice, inspire the clinician, and guide scholarly dance/movement therapy (DMT) research. It highlights two basic research frameworks- quantitative (objective) and qualitative (interpretative)- including their underlying philosophic and theoretical tenets. The book is divided into four sections. Section 1 provides a sequential guide to the contents of the volume and establishes a rationale for the relevance of research to the field of dance/movement therapy. Section 2 explores the "Traditional Methods and Research Considerations" and is primarily devoted to experimental designs and the alternatives within the quantitative research paradigm. Section 3 addresses varying modes of qualitative approaches, and the interpretive designs that continue to evolve to meet the changing conditions of research inquiry in the arts and behavioral sciences. Section 4 comprises chapters that examine research alternatives and growing trends. These chapters include a spectrum of research models and methods such as evaluation research, embodied artistic inquiry, and mixing qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study. Throughout the book, many examples are given that provide knowledge and awareness of the living body, the diverse ways of working, and the importance of creative expression and integration. In addition, creative alternatives and options, artistic inquiry, single-subject design (SSD), individual case study, issues of reliability and validity, interviews, observations, and content analysis are explored that will assist the dance/movement therapist. This text will be an accessible introduction for students and interns as well as a useful guide for seasoned professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780398087067
Publisher:	Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Limited
Publication date:	03/28/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
Section 1	Introduction
Chapter 1.	Different Conceptualizations of Research: A Reader's Guide to This Text	5
Chapter 2.	What Does Research Have to Do with It?	11
Section 2	Traditional Methods and Research Considerations
Chapter 3.	The Expanding Options of Experimental Research Design in Dance/Movement Therapy	23
Chapter 4.	Issues of Validity and Reliability in the Use of Movement Observations and Scales	45
Chapter 5.	The Case Study	69
Chapter 6.	Single-Subject Designs in Clinical Dance/Movement Therapy Research	92
Section 3	Interpretive Methods and Research Considerations
Chapter 7.	Postpositivist Inquiry: Multiple Perspectives and Paradigms	109
Chapter 8.	Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis: Interviews, Observations, and Content Analysis	125
Chapter 9.	Applying Anthropological Methods in Dance/Movement Therapy Research	144
Section 4	Creative Alternatives and Options
Chapter 10.	What Is Evaluation Research?	171
Chapter 11.	Artistic Inquiry in Dance/Movement Therapy	181
Chapter 12.	How to Mix Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Dance/Movement Therapy Research Project	206
	Author Index	225
	Subject Index	231