"Girlboss Research": Undergraduate Students' Experiences Exploring Gender Bias in Music

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Sixteen
  In Roundtable Session: Equity in Music Education (Table 14)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore undergraduate music students’ experiences with designing and conducting a research project stemming from their own experiences with gender bias. Using collective case study methodology (Stake, 1995) as well as elements from participatory research and emancipatory case study, I aimed to understand the role of gender bias in participants’ experiences as undergraduate music students as well as undergraduate research as a learning experience. Findings included a) self-determination theory as a possible framework for understanding undergraduate music/music education students’ experiences, b) undergraduate research as a venue for growth and understanding of scholarship, b) the potential of research as an emancipatory endeavor, c) the need for exploration of bias in music in broader, intersectional ways.

Author

• Stephanie Prichard, University of Maryland
  Presenting Author