The purpose of this study is to review all the issues relating to music education research in the master's level on the basis of the opinions of music education researchers to diversify the research themes. The research in music education is a work to identify truth with the scientific methodology, to establish a new system of knowledge for an academic support of music subject. Music education researchers are making efforts to pursue truth they need to know with continuous curiosity and interest. They emphasize on nurturing and supporting young researcher. As research is conducted for purpose of education, they claim a need for application to education. Scholars put weight to how new knowledge is transferred and they make research topics out of different problems arising from performance. In order to share appropriate and effective information in an era of information, the scholars refer to the importance of publishing research papers. The themes of the masters' theses written by music education majors at the Graduate School of Education have a tendency to shift the focus from performance to theory. Papers analysing musical pieces have been reduced in number, and research focusing on the analysis of teaching materials, the teaching methodology or pedagogy, and the curriculum has been strengthened. But, the research is limited to a particular area. Research topics should be related to music education, and selected concretely and practically on the basis of a historical, experimental, descriptive, and philosophical research methodology. The topics should be chosen to apply to education, to contribute to finding solutions to the problems, and enhancing creativity, and to focus on the development of the ability to understand the interrelations in music. It is hoped that this study will serve as an opportunity to lay the groundwork to provide an effective means to exchange information among the researchers on music education.

제1장 서론 
제2장 본론 
2.1. 음악교육에서의 연구 
2.2. 음악교육학자들의 견해 및 연구 주제들 
2.3. 교육대학원의 역할과 음악교육 석사학위논문 
2.4. 연구방법 
2.5. 지도교수의 역할과 주제선정 
제3장 결론 
참고문헌 
영문초록

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