Nathan B Kruse
Biographic Data
| ID | 6623286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan B Kruse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan B |
| FAMILY NAME | Kruse |
| SIGNATURE | KRUSE N B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3596-2328 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Inservice Music Teachers’ Vernacular Practices
The purpose of this self-study was to explore how a college-level vernacular music course might have played a part in shaping inservice music educators’ teaching practices. Nineteen music teachers who graduated from the same teacher preparation program completed a 23-item researcher-constructed questionnaire that identified how they viewed, incorporated, and negotiated vernacular music practices in their classrooms. Overall, participants indicate…
An Examination of Career Readiness Among Music Education Doctoral Alumni
The purpose of this research was to examine recent doctoral music education alumni perceptions of how their doctoral programs informed their current work. We placed a specific focus on how the curricular, scholarly, and experiential facets of music education doctoral programs have transferred to graduates’ current positions. Participants ( N = 74) completed a researcher-designed survey based on previously conducted research that consisted of thre…
Humanities in collaboration
Preparing graduate students for teaching careers in academia can involve myriad approaches. One such approach is facilitating authentic teaching opportunities for graduate students. The purpose of this multiple case study was to chronicle the perspectives of four humanities graduate students as they participated in a mentored teaching experience at a community college. Specific emphases included the evolution of participants’ teacher identity and…
Reminiscence and Music Participation Among Older Adults
The purpose of this directed qualitative content analysis was to explore the ways in which older adults reminisced about music participation over the course of their lives. Using Wong’s (1995) Taxonomy of Reminiscence as a theoretical framework, six community musicians participated in interviews and completed Meltzer’s (2007) Self-Discovery Tapestry, a life review tool for remembering the past. A total of 225 reminiscences were coded against Wong…
Without U, it’s just kulele’
The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to examine the musical and social underpinnings of the Dallas Ukulele Headquarters (DUH). Specifically, this research explored the impetus and evolution of DUH, the appeal of ukulele culture as expressed by club members and the members’ perceived sense of identity within a diverse community group. Data were collected over a seven-month period through participant observations, interviews with six partic…
An elusive bird
Discovering the perceptions that non-professional adult musicians hold regarding their participation in community ensembles may help improve instruction as well as the ability to more fully understand the implications of lifelong music making. Andragogy, or the teaching and learning strategies associated with adult learning, provided the impetus for investigating the various methods that adults use in learning to play music. This research is base…
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An elusive bird
Discovering the perceptions that non-professional adult musicians hold regarding their participation in community ensembles may help improve instruction as well as the ability to more fully understand the implications of lifelong music making. Andragogy, or the teaching and learning strategies associated with adult learning, provided the impetus for investigating the various methods that adults use in learning to play music. This research is base…
Without U, it’s just kulele’
The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to examine the musical and social underpinnings of the Dallas Ukulele Headquarters (DUH). Specifically, this research explored the impetus and evolution of DUH, the appeal of ukulele culture as expressed by club members and the members’ perceived sense of identity within a diverse community group. Data were collected over a seven-month period through participant observations, interviews with six partic…
Reminiscence and Music Participation Among Older Adults
The purpose of this directed qualitative content analysis was to explore the ways in which older adults reminisced about music participation over the course of their lives. Using Wong’s (1995) Taxonomy of Reminiscence as a theoretical framework, six community musicians participated in interviews and completed Meltzer’s (2007) Self-Discovery Tapestry, a life review tool for remembering the past. A total of 225 reminiscences were coded against Wong…
Humanities in collaboration
Preparing graduate students for teaching careers in academia can involve myriad approaches. One such approach is facilitating authentic teaching opportunities for graduate students. The purpose of this multiple case study was to chronicle the perspectives of four humanities graduate students as they participated in a mentored teaching experience at a community college. Specific emphases included the evolution of participants’ teacher identity and…
Inservice Music Teachers’ Vernacular Practices
The purpose of this self-study was to explore how a college-level vernacular music course might have played a part in shaping inservice music educators’ teaching practices. Nineteen music teachers who graduated from the same teacher preparation program completed a 23-item researcher-constructed questionnaire that identified how they viewed, incorporated, and negotiated vernacular music practices in their classrooms. Overall, participants indicate…
An Examination of Career Readiness Among Music Education Doctoral Alumni
The purpose of this research was to examine recent doctoral music education alumni perceptions of how their doctoral programs informed their current work. We placed a specific focus on how the curricular, scholarly, and experiential facets of music education doctoral programs have transferred to graduates’ current positions. Participants ( N = 74) completed a researcher-designed survey based on previously conducted research that consisted of thre…
Psychology (6 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Music education (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Evaluation of Teaching Practices (2 works) · Identity (music (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)