- O’Neill, S. A. (in press). Becoming a music learner. In G. E. McPherson & G. Welch (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Education (Vol. 1). Oxford University Press.
- O’Neill, S. A. (2011). Developing a young musician’s growth mindset: the role of motivation, self-theories and resiliency. In I. Deliège & J. Davidson (Eds.), Music and the mind: Essays in honour of John Sloboda (pp. 31-46). Oxford University Press. [ISBN 978-0-19-958156-6]
- O’Neill, S. A., & Senyshyn, Y. (2011). How learning theories shape our understanding of music learners. In R. Colwell & P. Webster (Eds.), MENC Handbook of Research in Music Learning, Vol. 1: Strategies. New York: Oxford University Press. [978-0-19-538668-4]
- O’Neill, S. A. (2011). Learning in and through music performance: Understanding cultural diversity via inquiry and dialogue. In M. S. Barrett (Ed.), A Cultural Psychology of Music Education (pp.179-200). Oxford University Press. [ISBN 978-0-19-921438-9]
- Ivaldi, A., & O’Neill, S. A. (2010). Adolescents’ attainability and aspiration beliefs for famous musician role models. Music Education Research, 12 (2), 179-197.
- O’Neill, S. A. (2009). Revisioning musical understandings through a cultural diversity theory of difference. In L. Bartel (Series Ed.), E. Gould (Vol. Ed.), J. Countryman, C. Morton, L. Stewart Rose (Eds.), Exploring social justice: How music education might matter, Vol. 4. CMEA Biennial Series: Research to Practice (pp. 70-89). Canadian Music Educators Association. [ISBN 978-0-9812038-05]
- Ivaldi, A., & O’Neill, S. A. (2009). Talking ‘privilege’: Barriers to musical attainment in adolescents’ talk of musical role models. British Journal of Music Education, 26 (1), 1-14.
- Ivaldi, A., & O’Neill, S. A. (2008). Adolescents’ musical role models: Whom do they admire and why? Psychology of Music, 36 (4), 395-415.
- O’Neill, S. A. (2006). Positive youth musical engagement. In G. McPherson (Ed.), The child as musician: A handbook of musical development (pp. 461-474). Oxford University Press. [ISBN 0-19-853032-3]
- O’Neill, S. A. (2005). Youth music engagement in diverse contexts. In J. L. Mahoney, R. Larson, & J. S. Eccles (Eds.), Organized activities as contexts of development: Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs (pp. 255-273). Mahwah, New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. [0-8058-4430-9]
Past Research Projects
Young People & Music Participation Project: Keele University
The following report is a summary of research on youth participation in music that was conducted in the UK by Dr. Susan O’Neill and colleagues involved in the Young People and Music Participation Project from 1998-2001. This project and its former website are no longer active. If you would like to cite this report, please use the following citation:
O’Neill, S. (2001). Young people and music participation project: Practitioner report and summary of findings (Report by the Unit for the Study of Musical Skill and Development). Keele University. Retrieved from Youth, Music and Education website: http://www.rymeyouth.com/young-music-participation-keele-university
To access the full PDF and read the report online please click on the following link: Young People & Music Participation Project
The report contains the following sections:
- Introduction
- Aims of the Study
- Research Methods
- Children’s Involvement in Musical Activities
- Frequently Played Musical Instruments
- Children’s Motivation for Playing Musical Instruments
- Music at School
- Support from Parents, Friends and Teachers
- Characteristics of Children who Play Musical Instruments
- Reasons for Playing Musical Instruments
- Reasons for Giving up Musical Instruments
- Characteristics of Children who Gave Up or Continued to Play Instruments
- Practitioner and Policy Implications
- Acknowledgements
