Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information

Kathleen Camara

kathleen.camara@tufts.edu

Associate Professor

P: (617) 627-2392

F: (617) 627-3503

Address:

Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development
105 College Avenue
Tufts University

Medford, MA 02155

Affiliated Institutions:

Arts and Sciences

Associated Departments:

Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development

Opportunity:

Music and Youth Development

Summary:

YouthBEAT is a research and evaluation project designed to assess the impact of music participation on youth development. Approximately 100 students from the Berklee City Music Program in Boston and network sites across the country are participating in the research. This research opportunity would be focused on data gathered on youth perceptions of musical competence, concepts of practice, and family involvement. Data are gathered through interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The Summer Scholar would code and analyze data from the project, participate in interviewing students at Berklee City Music in Boston, and contribute to a written paper on the relationship of family involvement to musical practice and concepts.

Contact Via:

E-mail

What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?

Summer and Fall, 2009

Prerequisities for students?

Some music background

Responsibilities for students?

Analyze data from a national research and evaluation project, YouthBEAT, on the effects of music participation on youth development.

Area(s) of Research:

Family involvement and musical practice

Attributions of musical achievement