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dc.contributor.advisorMyers, Garth
dc.contributor.authorBassett, Dylan A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-26T02:24:15Z
dc.date.available2011-04-26T02:24:15Z
dc.date.issued2010-06-09
dc.date.submitted2010
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/7411
dc.description.abstractConcerns regarding at-risk students led to research focusing on the potential benefits of West African drumming as a teaching tool for increasing general knowledge, sense of community, and engagement in learning. The purpose of the study was to assess specifically whether history, geography, and multi-cultural awareness could be introduced to the music classroom and engage at-risk students in learning. A three-week workshop at an elementary school was taught to test these concepts. Student knowledge of geography, history, and music of West Africa was measured utilizing a survey, while performance assessment measured how much enjoyment, engagement, and skill at drumming was exhibited by students. Students exhibited increased knowledge of geography, history, and multicultural awareness. Performance evaluation suggests that students had fun, felt engaged, and increased ability to play traditional West African percussion. The study presents an education module for duplicating and enhancing this research.
dc.format.extent90 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
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dc.subjectMusic
dc.subjectMusic education
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectAt-risk
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectLanguage
dc.subjectMulticultural education
dc.subjectWest African drumming
dc.titleWEST AFRICAN DRUMMING, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, MULTICULTURALISM AND AT-RISK STUDENTS IN THE MUSIC CLASSROOM
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberDuerksen, George
dc.contributor.cmtememberReich, Gary
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineGlobal and International Studies, Center for
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7642808
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