E-Book of Articles - World Federation of Music Therapy

Wheeler, Barbara: WMFT Proceedings of the Education Symposium
research, analyze and interpret data, and report the findings.
E. Competency objectives in the area of research should be
consistent with the student’s career goals, and more specifically, whether
the student is working to become a clinician, researcher, or educator.
With these variables in mind, I am proposing three levels of
competency objectives in teaching music therapy research.
ENTRY-LEVEL RESEARCH COMPETENCIES
(Bachelor’s: Adjunctive level of practice)
• Basic understanding of differences between quantitative and
qualitative research
• Ability to read and comprehend simple research (both quantitative
and qualitative)
• Limited or specialized knowledge of the research literature
• Ability to design research-based clinical work at the adjunctive
level (i.e., quantitative evaluations of client responses to therapy)
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
(Master’s: Intensive level of practice)
• Ability to read and comprehend complex research (both
quantitative and qualitative)
• Breadth of knowledge of the research literature (both quantitative
and qualitative)
• Ability to design simple quantitative OR qualitative research studies
at the intensive level of practice
• Understanding of quantitative methods of data analysis and
interpretation (i.e., basic statistics)
• Understanding of qualitative methods of data analysis and
interpretation
ADVANCED LEVEL
(Doctoral: Primary level of practice)
• Ability to critically evaluate both quantitative and qualitative
research
• Comprehensive knowledge of the research literature (both
quantitative and qualitative)
• Ability to design complex quantitative AND qualitative research
studies at the primary level of practice
• Ability to independently analyze and interpret data in both
quantitative and qualitative paradigms
• Ability to write comprehensive reports of research in appropriate
style and format
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