On Social Survey Method of the Ethnomusicology Master Dissertation
Author(s):HUANG Wei-wei, ZHANG Hai-min, School of Education and Music, Sanming University, Music School, Zhejiang Normal University Pages:91-95 Year:2013
Issue:5 Journal:Journal of Sanming College Keyword:ethnomusicology; social survey method; master dissertation; Abstract:604 Chinese ethnomusicology master dissertations which is used social survey method are investigated in this paper.The main research forms of the sample papers mainly are descriptive research,Chinese traditional music research and qualitative research.The main survey form is directional survey.Some problems also are found in these sample papers,such as: explanatory research and mixed methods research are scarce; pay no attention to the feasibility and suitability of selected topic; there is not use the best way to do fieldwork; "emic-etic" has not been used widely,and the field report rarely use "Insider-Outsider Interpretation" etc.