Professor Oscar Odena

Professor of Education (Educational Leadership & Policy)
Professor of Education (School of Interdisciplinary Studies Administration)

St Andrews Building, 11 Eldon Street, Glasgow, G3 6NH

Research interests

Oscar Odena joined the University of Glasgow in 2013. His research expertise combines music education, creativity, professional learning and qualitative enquiry, with a focus on how music and creativity can be used as a tool for social inclusion. Since 2007, with grants from The Bernard van Leer Foundation and the UK Economic and Social Research Council, he has carried out extensive fieldwork on the uses of music to alleviate tensions in post-conflict Northern Ireland and to integrate newly arrived children in Scotland. He has applied social psychology theories to investigate the transformative potential of the arts, stimulating debate about effective practice. In collaboration with other researchers he has developed a methodology to study a music program for social reconstruction in Colombia. He has published about these topics in journals such as British Journal of Music Education and Mental Health and Social Inclusion. His edited book Musical Creativity and his monograph Musical Creativity Revisited were published in 2012 and 2018. He has been the Principal Investigator of a number of initiatives on the role of social arts programmes in complex settings, supported by funders such as the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). He leads The Arts of Inclusion (TAI) network, www.tai.international. The impact of TAI's research beyond academia has been highlighted by the School of Education. His recent work can be found in his third book for Routledge, Music and Social Inclusion, published in 2023.

Before coming to Glasgow, and after graduating from UCL with a PhD in Education, he worked in music teacher education in Spain. In 2006 he took up a postdoctoral position at Queen’s University Belfast, working on funded research including by the TLRP ESRC. In 2009 he became a Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton, and in 2010 a Reader at the University of Hertfordshire, where he directed the Doctorate in Education. Over the years, he has developed expertise in international development, having worked for research initiatives by Atlantic Philanthropies and British Council.

Oscar is past Co-Chair of the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education and serves on the boards of five leading journals. At Glasgow, he is past Director of Postgraduate Research in Education and currently serves in the review colleges of the AHRC and Irish Research Council.

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Publications

Selected publications

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (Ed.) (2023) Music and Social Inclusion: International Research and Practice in Complex Settings. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA. ISBN 9781032037196 (hardback); 9781032037202 (paperback); 9781003188667 (ebook)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2018) Musical Creativity Revisited: Educational Foundations, Practices and Research. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: London, UK, and New York, NY, USA. ISBN 9781472489753 (hardback); 9780367232078 (paperback); 9781315464619 (ebook)

Rodríguez-Sánchez, Andrea, Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Cabedo-Mas, Alberto (2018) Using life histories with sound postcards to investigate a music programme for social reconstruction in Colombia. British Journal of Music Education, 35(2), pp. 177-190. (doi: 10.1017/S0265051717000298)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Burgess, Hilary (2017) How doctoral students and graduates describe facilitating experiences and strategies for their thesis writing learning process: a qualitative approach. Studies in Higher Education, 42(3), pp. 572-590. (doi: 10.1080/03075079.2015.1063598)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2013) Using software to tell a trustworthy, convincing and useful story. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 16(5), pp. 355-372. (doi: 10.1080/13645579.2012.706019)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (Ed.) (2012) Musical Creativity: Insights from Music Education Research. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA. ISBN 9781409406228 (hardback); 9781138249219 (paperback); 9781409437680 (ebook PDF); 9781409495086 (ebook ePUB); 9781315596952 (ebook VitalSource, 2016); 9781317091486 (ebook PDF at T&F Group) [pp223]

All publications

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Number of items: 112.

2025

Tonner, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-7385, Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Dickson, Joshua, Jaap, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910, Pincock, Dougie and Potter, Roslyn (2025) Wayfarers: confronting the past through traditional music in schools. International Journal of Music Education, 43(3), pp. 534-547. (doi: 10.1177/02557614231205307)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Mateos-Moreno, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-7198 and Salinas-Maceda, V. (2025) Melodies of hope for street children in Cochabamba: a case study of a community music program and its challenges. International Journal of Community Music, (Accepted for Publication)

Wang, Luyi and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2025) Improving classroom inclusion through Orff-inspired music education: a study from a secondary school in Fujian, China. Music Education Research, 27(2), pp. 191-202. (doi: 10.1080/14613808.2025.2465238)

Kuombola, H. et al. (2025) Baseline Study on Scaling-Up Innovative Gender Inclusion and Safeguarding Approaches: Evidence from Malawi, Uganda and Ethiopia. Project Report. Link Community Development Malawi, University of Malawi and University of Glasgow, Lilongwe, Malawi. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.349368).

2024

Collier, Deja, Lowden, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-0665, Hall, Stuart ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-5656, Li, Sicong and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2024) Evaluation of LMNS and South Ayrshire Council Instrumental Music Service Programme: Final Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow.

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2024) Educación musical e inclusión sociocultural. Eufonía, 100, p. 43.

2023

Salinas-Maceda, Valeria and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2023) Music for social cohesion in Bolivia: A literature review and two case studies. Project Report. British Embassy La Paz and University of Glasgow, La Paz and Glasgow. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.300522).

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2023) Developing higher music education students’ creativity. In: Sangiorgio, Andrea (ed.) Creative Interactions: Creative Learning, Creative Teaching, and Teaching for Group Creativity in Music Education. University of Music and Theatre Munich: Munich, Germany, pp. 20-31.

Hermannsson, Kristinn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-3914, Chiziwa, Symon, Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Nyamulani, Opalhawaye, Mkonkholo Kamanga, Joyce, Read, Barbara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-8550 and Schweisfurth, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5511-4134 (2023) The Long-term Impact of School Performance Review (SPR) in Engaged Schools and Residual Impact in Past Schools in Malawi. Documentation. University of Glasgow.

Figueiredo, Sergio and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2023) The impact of music education in social projects: two cases in South Brazil. In: Odena, Oscar (ed.) Music and Social Inclusion: International Research and Practice in Complex Settings. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 100-114. ISBN 9781032037196 (doi: 10.4324/9781003188667-10)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2023) A model for developing music and music education activities for social cohesion in complex settings. In: Odena, Oscar (ed.) Music and Social Inclusion: International Research and Practice in Complex Settings. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 22-36. ISBN 9781032037196 (doi: 10.4324/9781003188667-4)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2023) The role of music in social projects: an introduction to its well-being benefits. Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 27(3), pp. 210-219. (doi: 10.1108/MHSI-01-2023-0013)

Rodriguez Sanchez, Andrea, Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Cabedo-Mas, Alberto (2023) Using sound ethnography to study a social music programme in Colombia. In: Odena, Oscar (ed.) Music and Social Inclusion: International Research and Practice in Complex Settings. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 217-229. ISBN 9781032037196 (doi: 10.4324/9781003188667-19)

Scharf, Jenny and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2023) Does the 21st century music curriculum enable Northern Ireland’s children sing each other’s songs? In: Odena, Oscar (ed.) Music and Social Inclusion: International Research and Practice in Complex Settings. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 130-144. ISBN 9781032037196 (doi: 10.4324/9781003188667-12)

2022

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Figueiredo, Sergio, González-Moreno, Patricia A., Green, Andrew, Howell, Gillian, Pairon, Lukas, Rodríguez-Sánchez, Andrea, Slatcher, Sam and Zapata-Restrepo, Gloria (2022) Can Music be a Tool for Social Transformation? Other. Futurum Careers. (doi: 10.33424/FUTURUM318).

Wang, Luyi and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2022) School Inclusion through Active Music Teaching Methods in China? International Society for Music Education (ISME) 35th World Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 17 – 22 Jul 2022.

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Scharf, Jenny (2022) Music education in Northern Ireland: a process to achieve social inclusion through segregated education? International Journal of Music Education, 40(3), pp. 471-486. (doi: 10.1177/02557614221075835)

2021

Moskal, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4483-9310, Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Arizpe, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0021-0994, Gormally, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-1025, Pacheco, E.-M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9467-1099, Dagar, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3760-9189 and Aldegheri, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8238-0021 (2021) Education, Culture and Learning in Response to Conflict and Protracted Crisis [Symposium]. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 65th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, 25-29 Apr 2021.

2020

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2020) Developing Multiculturally-Sensitive Music Student Teachers through Collaborative Enquiry during School Placements in Glasgow. ECER 2020, Glasgow, UK, 25-28 Sep 2020 [Event cancelled]. (Unpublished)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2020) El papel de la creatividad musical en proyectos intercomunitarios: los enfoques de profesionales en Irlanda del Norte. In: Murillo, A., Tejada, J., Riaño, M.E., Berbel, N. and Morant, R. (eds.) Escuelas Creadoras: Escuelas del Cambio. El arte como herramienta de transformación [Creative Schools: Changing Schools. The art as transformative tool – original in Spanish]. EdictOràlia: València, Spain, pp. 113-139. ISBN 9788412002386 (paperback); 9788491334828 (epub) (doi: 10.7203/PUV-OA-482-8)

2019

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Rodríguez-Sánchez, Andrea, Zapata-Restrepo, Gloria, Cabedo-Mas, Alberto, Figueiredo, Sergio, González-Moreno, Patricia A., Pinto, María Elisa and Valiente, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9590-6822 (2019) Developing a Framework for the Study of Performing Arts Programs for Other-than-artistic Purposes in Conflict Settings. In: 4th SIMM-posium, Bogotá, Colombia, 26-27 Jul 2019,

Hermannsson, Kristinn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-3914, Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Read, Barbara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8125-8550 (2019) Link Community Development Interventions in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, and Rwanda: Review of Evidence 2008-2018. Project Report. Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, School of Education, University of Glasgow.

Li, S., Lally, V. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2019) Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching with Music (TELT-M) in Chinese Nursery: Investigating Implementation and Efficacy [Poster]. In: 12th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2019), Seville, Spain, 11-13 Nov 2019, pp. 5329-5332. ISBN 9788409147557 (doi: 10.21125/iceri.2019)

Li, S., Lally, V. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2019) Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching with Music in Chinese Kindergarten: Investigating Implementation and Efficacy. In: 12th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2019), Seville, Spain, 11-13 Nov 2019, pp. 5329-5332. ISBN 9788409147557 (doi: 10.21125/iceri.2019.1278)

2018

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2018) Chapter 19. Creativity in the secondary music classroom. In: McPherson, G.E. and Welch, G.F. (eds.) Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Oxford University Press, pp. 295-312. ISBN 9780190674595 (paperback); 9780190674618 (epub)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Spruce, Gary (2018) Chapter 14. Commentary: music learning and teaching during adolescence: ages 12-18. In: McPherson, G.E. and Welch, G.F. (eds.) Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Oxford University Press, pp. 217-221. ISBN 9780190674595 (paperback); 9780190674618 (epub)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Spruce, Gary (2018) Part 3. Music learning and teaching during adolescence: ages 12-18. In: McPherson, G.E. and Welch, G.F. (eds.) Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Oxford University Press, pp. 215-331. ISBN 9780190674595 (paperback); 9780190674618 (epub)

France, J., Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Spence, Caitlin (2018) Impact Evaluation of Connecting Classrooms Programme. Nigeria. Project Report. Ecorys UK.

France, J., Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Spence, Caitlin, Emeke, Adenike, Erskine, Catie, Hadgu, Guesh, Ahmed, Hashim, Akhter, Salma, Diep, Martina and Kandil, Bassem (2018) Evaluation of Connecting Classrooms in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Lebanon. Wave 2. Project Report. Ecorys UK and University of Glasgow.

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2018) Multicultural dialogues in post-conflict music education settings. In: Race, Richard (ed.) Advancing Multicultural Dialogues in Education. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, Switzerland, pp. 215-233. ISBN 9783319605579 (hardback), 9783319868882 (paperback), 9783319605586 (ebook) (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-60558-6_13)

Rodríguez, Andrea, Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Cabedo-Mas, Alberto (2018) Sound postcards: listening to transformations in the social fabric of the victims of armed conflicts. In: 3rd Research Symposium on Social Impact of Making Music (SIMM), Porto Polytechnic Institute, College of Education, Porto, Portugal, 19-20 May 2018,

2017

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2017) Las visiones de profesionales sobre proyectos intercomunitarios de educación musical en Irlanda del Norte. Revista da ABEM, 25(39), pp. 39-60.

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2017) Software for qualitative analysis [Virtual Special Issue on Software for Qualitative Analysis, Editorial]. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, p. 1.

France, J. et al. (2017) Impact Evaluation of Connecting Classrooms Programme. Interim Report to British Council. Project Report. Ecorys UK.

2016

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2016) Towards a useful paradigm for teacher-research. In: 29th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Conference, University of Glasgow, UK, 6-9 Jan 2016,

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Summers, M., Jaap, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910 and Rodriguez, A. (2016) Exploring the potential of music education for integrating newly arrived children in Scottish schools. In: 32nd World Conference International Society for Music Education, Glasgow, UK, 24-29 July 2016, pp. 124-125.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Summers, M., Jaap, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910 and Rodriguez, A. (2016) Music for Integration Research Briefing (Poster). Other. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Summers, Moira, Jaap, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910 and Rodriguez, Andrea (2016) Music for Integration Research Briefing: Exploring the Potential of Music Education for Integrating Newly Arrived Children in Schools. Project Report. University of Glasgow Press, Glasgow, UK.

2015

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2015) La investigación en educación musical dentro de las ciencias sociales. Reflexiones desde el Reino Unido. Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical, 12(1), pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.5209/rev_RECIEM.2015.v12.49141)

Gauld, N., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Beck, Anna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-3755, Green, J., Huxtable, R. and Leigh, R. J. (2015) Education as if Research Mattered. In: Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Annual Conference, University of Aberdeen, UK, 18-20 November 2015,

2014

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Towards pedagogies of creative collaboration: guiding secondary school students' music compositions. In: Barrett, Margaret S. (ed.) Collaborative Creative Thought and Practice in Music. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Ashgate: Farnham, UK, and Burlington, VT, USA, pp. 239-251. ISBN 9781472415844 (hardback); 9781138284579 (paperback); 9781472415851 (ebook PDF); 9781472415868 (ePUB)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Overcoming Barriers with Music [Interim Project Report]. Other. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Using specialist software to assist knowledge generation: an example from a study of practitioners’ perceptions of music as a tool for ethnic inclusion in cross-community activities in Northern Ireland. In: Race, Richard and Lander, Vini (eds.) Advancing Race and Ethnicity in Education. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 178-192. ISBN 9781137274755 (hardback); 9781349445868 (paperback); 9781137274762 (ebook PDF); 9781137274779 (ePUB) (doi: 10.1057/9781137274762_12)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Musical creativity as a tool for inclusion. In: Shiu, E. (ed.) Creativity Research: An Inter-Disciplinary and Multi-Disciplinary Research Handbook. Series: Routledge studies in innovation, organizations and technology. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 247-270. ISBN 9780415624565 (hardback) 9781138206137 (paperback) 9780203104392 (ebook)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Figueiredo, Sergio (Eds.) (2014) Proceedings of the 25th International Seminar of the ISME Commission on Research. Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil. International Society for Music Education: Malvern, Australia. ISBN 9780994205520 (eBook) [pp373]

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Facilitating the development of innovative projects with undergraduate conservatory students. In: Burnard, P. (ed.) Developing Creativities in Higher Music Education: International Perspectives and Practices. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 127-138. ISBN 9780415709941 (hardback) 9781315885223 (ebook) 9781138669819 (paperback)

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Some challenges of practice based/centred enquiry. In: Harrison, Scott D. (ed.) Research and Research Education in Music Performance and Pedagogy. Series: Landscapes: the arts, aesthetics, and education, 11. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 119-131. ISBN 9789400774346 (hardback), 9789402406801 (paperback), 9789400774353 (ebook) (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7435-3_9)

2013

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Burgess, H. (2013) Enquiring into writing development across research degrees: a new generative model. In: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK, 3-5 Sep 2013,

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2013) Creatividad en educación musical: una exploración cualitativa. In: Díaz, M. and Giráldez, A. (eds.) Investigación Cualitativa en Educación Musical [Qualitative Enquiry in Music Education - original in Spanish]. Graó: Barcelona, Spain, pp. 99-115. ISBN 9788499804965 (hardback); 9788499805108 (ebook)

2012

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Burgess, H. (2012) Enhancing Feedback for Academic Writing across Research Degrees. Project Report. The UK Higher Education Academy.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2012) Final Report for the University of Hertfordshire (UH) Learning and Teaching Institute’s Innovation Award Enhancing Feedback for Academic Writing across Research Degrees. Project Report. UH Learning and Teaching Institute.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2012) Creativity in the secondary music classroom. In: McPherson, G. and Welch, G. (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1. Series: Oxford handbooks. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, USA, pp. 512-528. ISBN 9780199730810 (hardback); 9780199971213 (ebook) (doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199730810.013.0031)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2012) Perspectives on musical creativity: where next? In: Odena, O. (ed.) Musical Creativity: Insights from Music Education Research. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Ashgate: Farnham, UK and Burlington, VT, USA, pp. 201-213. ISBN 9781409406228

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Burgess, H. (2012) An exploration of academic writing development across research degrees: the students’ perspective. In: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, University of Manchester, UK, 4-6 Sep 2012,

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Spruce, G. (2012) Part 4. Music learning and teaching during adolescence: ages 12-18. In: McPherson, G. and Welch, G. (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1. Series: Oxford handbooks. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, USA, pp. 435-548. ISBN 9780199730810 (hardback); 9780199971213 (ebook)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Welch, G. (2012) Teachers’ perceptions of creativity. In: Odena, O. (ed.) Musical Creativity: Insights from Music Education Research. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Routledge: Abingdon, UK, and New York, NY, USA, pp. 29-48. ISBN 9781409406228 (hardback); 9781138249219 (paperback); 9781409437680 (ebook PDF); 9781409495086 (ebook ePUB); 9781315596952 (ebook VitalSource, 2016); 9781317091486 (ebook PDF at T&F Group)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2012) Introduction. In: Musical Creativity: Insights from Music Education Research. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Ashgate: Farnham, UK and Burlington, VT, USA, pp. 1-2. ISBN 9781409406228

Spruce, Gary and Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2012) Commentary: music teaching and learning during adolescence: ages 12-18. In: McPherson, G. and Welch, G. (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 1. Series: Oxford handbooks. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, USA, pp. 437-440. ISBN 9780199730810 (hardback); 9780199971213 (ebook) (doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199730810.013.0026)

2011

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2011) To use or not to use software? An exploration of the use of software for qualitative data analysis. In: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, London, UK, 6-8 Sep 2011, Institute of Education,

2010

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2010) Practitioners' views on cross-community music education projects in Northern Ireland: alienation, socio-economic factors and educational potential. British Educational Research Journal, 36(1), pp. 83-105. (doi: 10.1080/01411920902878909)

2009

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Welch, G. (2009) A generative model of teachers' thinking on musical creativity. Psychology of Music, 37(4), pp. 416-442. (doi: 10.1177/0305735608100374)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2009) Exploring the potential of music education to facilitate children's cross-community activities in Belfast. In: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 2-5 Sep 2009,

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Kehoe, S. and Miller, S. (2009) A qualitative evaluation of a mentoring reading programme for 9-10 year olds in Northern Ireland. In: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 2-5 Sep 2009,

Miller, S., Connolly, P., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Styles, B. (2009) A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation of Business in the Community’s Time to Read Pupil Mentoring Programme. Project Report. Centre for Effective Education, Belfast, UK.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2009) Early Music Education as a Tool for Inclusion and Respect for Diversity. Study Paper for the Bernard van Leer Foundation. Project Report. University of Brighton and Bernard van Leer Foundation, Brighton, UK.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2009) Exploring the Potential of Music Education to Facilitate Children’s Cross-Community Activities in Northern Ireland [Keynote]. In: Intercultural Education and Peaceful Co-existence: The Role of the School, Larnaca, Cyprus, 19 Nov 2009,

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Connolly, P. (2009) Joint Learning Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity. Report of Phase 1 – Scoping Exercise. Project Report. School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

2008

Leitch, R., Lundy, L., Gardner, J., Clough, P., Galanouli, D., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Mitchell, S. (2008) Consulting Pupils on the Assessment of their Learning: TLRP Research Briefing 36. Project Report. Teaching and Learning Research Programme - Economic and Social Research Council (TLRP ESRC), London, UK.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2008) El significado del término ‘instrumentos en la educación musical'. Musica y Educacion, 73(1), pp. 40-46.

James, M., Leitch, R., Taggart, B., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Pollard, A. (2008) The engaged learner. In: Improving Teaching: Enhancing Learning. A Two Day Conference Connecting Evidence, Practice and Policy, London, UK, 24-25 Nov 2008,

Leitch, R., Lundy, L., Clough, P., Gardner, J. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2008) Putting Pupils at the Heart of Assessment. Children’s rights in Practice. Other. Teaching and Learning Research Programme - Economic and Social Research Council (TLRP-ESRC), London, UK.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2008) A qualitative investigation of practitioners’ views on cross-community music education in Northern Ireland: reality and potential in a post-conflict society. In: 22nd International Seminar on Research in Music Education, International Society for Music Education (ISME) Research Commission, Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal, 13-18 Jul 2008,

2007

Leitch, R., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Gardner, J., Lundy, L., Mitchell, S., Galanouli, D. and Clough, P. (2007) Consulting secondary school students on increasing participation in their own assessment in Northern Ireland. In: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), the Annual Conference of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), University of Ghent, Belgium, 19-21 Sep 2007,

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2007) Using specialist software for qualitative data analysis. [Closing seminar]. In: Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Annual Conference, Cavan, Republic of Ireland, 29-31 Mar 2007,

Hayden, J. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2007) Social inclusion and respect for diversity. A framework for early childhood programs. In: European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 29 Aug – 1 Sep 2007,

Leitch, R., Gardner, J., Lundy, L., Clough, P., Galanouli, D., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Mitchell, S. (2007) Consulting Pupils on the Assessment of their Learning. Project Report. Economic and Social Research Council.

Leitch, R., Gardner, J., Mitchell, S., Lundy, L., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Galanouli, D. and Clough, P. (2007) Consulting pupils in assessment for learning classrooms: the twists and turns of working with students as co‐researchers. Educational Action Research, 15(3), pp. 459-478. (doi: 10.1080/09650790701514887)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2007) Experiencias de un estudio del pensamiento del profesorado sobre creatividad musical en escuelas de Inglaterra. Implicaciones educativas. In: Díaz Gómez, M. and Riaño Galán, M.E. (eds.) Creatividad en Educación Musical. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Cantabria: Santander, Spain, pp. 61-70. ISBN 9788481024579 (paperback) 9788481027488 (ebook PDF) (doi: 10.22429/Euc2015.003)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2007) La creatividad en la educación musical. La relación entre la teoría y la práctica educativas. In: Díaz Gómez, M. and Riaño Galán, M.E. (eds.) Creatividad en Educación Musical. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Cantabria: Santander, Spain, pp. 47-60. ISBN 9788481024579 (paperback) 9788481027488 (ebook PDF) (doi: 10.22429/Euc2015.003)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2007) Recitar suonando. Musica Domani, 142(1), pp. 17-21.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Welch, G. (2007) La influencia de las experiencias de los docentes en sus percepciones sobre creatividad musical: un estudio cualitativo con maestros de escuela secundaria. Boletín de Investigación Educativo Musical, 14(39), pp. 11-12.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Welch, G.F. (2007) The influence of teachers' backgrounds on their perceptions of musical creativity: a qualitative study with secondary school music teachers. Research Studies in Music Education, 28(1), pp. 71-81. (doi: 10.1177/1321103X070280010206)

2006

Leitch, R., Gardner, J., Mitchell, S., Lundy, L., Clough, P., Galanouli, D. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2006) Researching creatively with pupils in Assessment for Learning (AfL) classrooms on experiences of participation and consultation. In: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) the Annual Conference of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), University of Geneva, Switzerland, 13-15 Sep 2006,

Cabrera, L., Lluna, J. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2006) Teatralizar la partitura para aprender mejor. Un estudio sobre “La Flauta Mágica” como imagen interpretativa del concierto de clarinete de Mozart. Eufonia, 36, pp. 113-123.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2006) Creatividad en la Educación Musical [Keynote]. In: Creatividad en Educación Musical, University of Cantabria Summer Course, Santander, Spain, 3-7 July 2006, pp. 47-60.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2006) Creativitat musical a secundària. Un estudi del pensament del professorat sobre activitats de composició i improvisació a l’educació secundària anglesa. Temps d'Educació, 31(1), pp. 25-240.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2006) Experiencias de un estudio del pensamiento del profesorado sobre creatividad musical en escuelas de secundaria de Inglaterra [Keynote]. In: Creatividad en Educación Musical, University of Cantabria Summer Course, Santander, Spain, 3-7 July 2006, pp. 61-70.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2006) Musical creativity and the teacher: an examination of data from an investigation of secondary school music teachers’ perceptions of creativity. In: 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC2006), Bologna, Italy, 22-26 Aug 2006, pp. 310-315.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Cabrera, L. (2006) Dramatising the score: an action research investigation of the use of Mozart’s Magic Flute as performance guide for his clarinet Concerto. In: 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, University of Bologna, Italy, 22-26 Aug 2006, pp. 706-709.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Welch, G. (2006) The influence of teachers’ backgrounds on their perceptions of musical creativity. In: 21st International Seminar on Research in Music Education, International Society for Music Eduation (ISME) Research Commission, Bali, Indonesia, 9-14 July 2006,

2005

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2005) Creatividad en la educación musical. Teoría y percepciones docentes. Eufonia, 35, pp. 82-94.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2005) Un estudio sobre creatividad musical en escuelas de secundaria de Inglaterra. Musica y Educacion, 63, pp. 99-107.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Plummeridge, C. and Welch, G. (2005) Towards an understanding of creativity in music education: a qualitative exploration of data from English secondary schools. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 163, pp. 9-18.

2004

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2004) Some considerations on research dissemination with particular reference to the audience and the authorship of papers. Music Education Research, 6(1), pp. 101-110. (doi: 10.1080/1461380032000182876)

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Plummeridge, C. and Welch, G. (2004) Creativity in music education with particular reference to the perceptions of teachers in English secondary schools. In: 20th International Seminar on Research in Music Education, International Society for Music Eduation (ISME) Research Commission, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, July 2004,

2003

Benjamin, S., Ferreira, A., Joseph, D.-L., Lunt, I., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Sharma, N., Tirvassen, A. and Wall, K. (2003) Editorial. Educate~, 3(1), p. 1.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2003) Creativitat en l’Educació Musical. Teoria, Percepcions Docents i Implicacions Educatives. Project Report. Generalitat de Catalunya.

2002

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2002) Using videotaped extracts of lessons during interviews to facilitate the eliciting of teachers' thinking. An example with music schoolteachers' perceptions of creativity. In: European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) the Annual Conference of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), University of Lisbon, Portugal, 11-14 Sep 2002,

Benjamin, S., Beratan, G., Hemingway, J., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Wall, K. (2002) Editorial. Educate~, 2(1), pp. 1-2.

Benjamin, S., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Nicholls, J., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Wall, K. (2002) Editorial. Educate~, 2(2), p. 1.

2001

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2001) How do secondary school music teachers view creativity? A report on educators' views of teaching composing skills. In: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, University of Leeds, UK, 13-15 Sep 2001,

Benjamin, S., Beratan, G., Hemingway, J., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Wall, K. (2001) Editorial. Educate~, 1(1), pp. 1-4.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2001) The construction of creativity: using video to explore secondary school music teachers’ views. Educate~, 1(1), pp. 104-122.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2001) Developing a framework for the study of teachers’ views of creativity in music education. Goldsmiths Journal of Education, 4(1), pp. 59-67.

1996

Fortuny, C., Garcia, E. and Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (1996) Activitat musical a Balaguer 1926-1935. In: 75 Anys d'Història. Balaguer Choral Society: Lleida, Spain, pp. 75-84.

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Articles

Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2024) Educación musical e inclusión sociocultural. Eufonía, 100, p. 43.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2008) El significado del término ‘instrumentos en la educación musical'. Musica y Educacion, 73(1), pp. 40-46.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2007) Recitar suonando. Musica Domani, 142(1), pp. 17-21.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2005) Creatividad en la educación musical. Teoría y percepciones docentes. Eufonia, 35, pp. 82-94.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2005) Un estudio sobre creatividad musical en escuelas de secundaria de Inglaterra. Musica y Educacion, 63, pp. 99-107.

Benjamin, S., Ferreira, A., Joseph, D.-L., Lunt, I., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842, Sharma, N., Tirvassen, A. and Wall, K. (2003) Editorial. Educate~, 3(1), p. 1.

Benjamin, S., Beratan, G., Hemingway, J., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Wall, K. (2002) Editorial. Educate~, 2(1), pp. 1-2.

Benjamin, S., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Nicholls, J., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Wall, K. (2002) Editorial. Educate~, 2(2), p. 1.

Benjamin, S., Beratan, G., Hemingway, J., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Wall, K. (2001) Editorial. Educate~, 1(1), pp. 1-4.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2001) The construction of creativity: using video to explore secondary school music teachers’ views. Educate~, 1(1), pp. 104-122.

Books

Book Sections

Edited Books

Research Reports or Papers

France, J., Odena, Oscar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Spence, Caitlin (2018) Impact Evaluation of Connecting Classrooms Programme. Nigeria. Project Report. Ecorys UK.

France, J. et al. (2017) Impact Evaluation of Connecting Classrooms Programme. Interim Report to British Council. Project Report. Ecorys UK.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2014) Overcoming Barriers with Music [Interim Project Report]. Other. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 and Burgess, H. (2012) Enhancing Feedback for Academic Writing across Research Degrees. Project Report. The UK Higher Education Academy.

Odena, O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7842 (2003) Creativitat en l’Educació Musical. Teoria, Percepcions Docents i Implicacions Educatives. Project Report. Generalitat de Catalunya.

Conference or Workshop Item

Conference Proceedings

Website

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Grants

Selected research and development grants:

International Development Research Centre: Scaling-up educational innovations in Malawi, Uganda and Ethiopia (Co-I, 2024-27)
Scottish Funding Council: Empowering girls through integrated education in India (Co-I, 2024-25)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Live Music Now evaluation (Co-I, 2022-24)
Royal Society of Edinburgh: The Arts of Inclusion-RSE Network (PI, 2019-24)
British Embassy La Paz: Music for social cohesion in Bolivia (PI, 2022-23)
ESRC IAA: Wayfarers: confronting the past through history and traditional music in schools (Co-I, 2020-22)
Hewlett: Link's school improvement programme evaluation (Co-I, 2020-22)
AHRC GCRF: The Arts of Inclusion (PI, 2019-22)
SFC: Music for peace education (PI, 2019-21)
Link Community Development: Scoping and evidence review (Co-I, 2018-19)
British Council: Connecting Classrooms evaluation (Co-I, 2016-18)
ESRC IAA: Music education for integration (PI, 2016-18)
University of Glasgow Chancellor's Fund: Using music to integrate new arrivals (PI, 2014-16)
Scottish Government: Research in practice: professional enquiry to improve learning (Lead Developer at Dumfries Campus, 2014-15)
HEA: Enhancing feedback for doctoral writing (PI, 2011-13)
Bernard van Leer: Music education as a tool for inclusion (PI, 2007-10)
Atlantic Philanthropies: Literacy & pro-social programme evaluation (Lead Qualitative Researcher, 2008-09)
BvL and AP: Children and ethnic diversity (Research Fellow, 2007-09)
AP: Time to Read evaluation (Research Fellow, 2007-09)
ESRC TLRP: Consulting pupils on assessment (Research Fellow, 2006-07)
Catalan Government: Teachers' thinking on musical creativity (PI, 2001-03)

Supervision

Oscar is at supervisory capacity. Recent doctoral students have been supported by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman and the UK. Current students:

Chen, Zewen
An Investigation Of Whether and How Choir Activities May Motivate Primary School Children To Learn Music
Hu, Yi
Multicultural Music Education in Yunnan: A study of Teacher Attitudes and self-efficacy.
Liao, Ruoyu
The Influence of Vocal Teaching on Introverted Children: Context of Children's Musical Theater
Lu, Yiyao
The Effect of Microteaching Practice on Chinese Pre-service Music Teachers' Self-efficacy: A quasi-experimental study of pre-service music teachers for compulsory education (primary and secondary schools)
Wei, Zhiqin
Secondary School Music Education in Fujian Province, China: Class Sizes, Teaching Resources, and Teachers' perceptions of the alignment between curriculum standards and instructional practices: a Qualitative Study

Oscar has been invited as external examiner of doctoral theses by universities in Australia (Queensland), China (The Education University of Hong Kong), Ireland (Limerick), Norway (Western Norway), Portugal (Aveiro), Spain (Autonomous of Barcelona, Basque Country, Granada, Jaume I, Lleida, Open University of Catalonia) and the UK (Durham, Guildhall, UCL, Ulster).

Doctoral completions

Gascón Grajales, Valeria (2024) Connecting in quarantine: music playlists and dialogue about Covid-19 lockdown experiences in Mexico City and Glasgow (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, with A. Green) - funded by Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT)
Ge, Xiaowen (2024) Music teachers' perceptions of creativity in the context of twenty-first century Chinese education: a qualitative study on the influence of experience and policy on primary school music and piano teachers (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, with K. Livingston)
Li, Sicong (2024) Exploring the impact of integrating technology-enhanced learning and music as teaching tools and pedagogies for student engagement in private nurseries in Beijing: A qualitative study (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, with K. Lowden)
Simonen, Petri (2023) Young adults’ decision-making in their transition to world-of-work and the role of key influencers and Scottish policies in shaping and supporting educational choices (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, with O. Valiente) - funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and Skills Development Scotland
Al-Sinani, Salima (2023) An investigation of professional communities amongst those responsible for English teacher development in Oman (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, with I. Alves) - funded by the Sultanate of Oman
Wang, Luyi (2023) Social inclusion through music education in China? A case study of a secondary school in Fujian Province (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow)
Zhu, Yinshu (2021) Teachers' perspectives on improving educational inclusion through the performing arts: a qualitative study of primary schools in Shenzhen (PhD, University of Glasgow, with I. Alves)
McMullan, Kirsten (2021) Systems, symbols and identity: an exploration of the construction of national identities in Czech schools through educational policies and practices from 1989-2014 (PhD, University of Glasgow, with J. Čulík) - funded with a Josef Fronek PG Scholarship
de Britos, Angela (2020) Nurturing bilingual children: the voice of Spanish-speaking families in the West of Scotland (PhD, University of Glasgow, with O. Valiente)
Kim, Hanah (2020) Creativity and wellbeing in music education – philosophy, policy and practice in the context of contemporary Scottish primary education (PhD, University of Glasgow, with R. Davis)
Puspitasari, Maya (2020) Investigating the washback effect of the national examination on Indonesian practices: perceptions of teachers, students and parents of test impact (PhD, University of Glasgow, with L. Hayward) - funded by the Indonesian Directorate General of Higher Education
Scharf, Jenny (2019) Music education in Northern Ireland 1920-2017: from there to here to where? (PhD, University of Glasgow)
Start, Liz (2019) Creative, arts-inspired tasks for critical intercultural communication pedagogy at a German university (PhD, University of Glasgow, with D. Elliot)
Pierquin, Martine (2019) Tutors' perceptions of the purpose and significance of film education in a lifelong learning programme at a British university (EdD, University of Glasgow, with P. Enslin)
Sulaiman, Nor Ain (2019) An investigation of student teacher development in pre-service English language teacher education in Malaysia (PhD, University of Glasgow, with M. Murphy) - funded by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia
Uflewska, Kasia (2018) From nowhere to now-here: online and offline belonging identity negotiations of millennial Poles in Glasgow, Scotland (PhD, University of Glasgow, with M. Schweisfurth) - funded by the UofG College of Social Sciences
Cavani, Jane (2017) ‘Do you ever get this feeling…?’ University teacher narratives from a research-led university (EdD, University of Glasgow, with N. Hedge) - joint winner of the 2019 BELMAS Thesis Award
Arunasalam, Nirmala (2013) A Defining Moment: Malaysian Nurses' Perspectives of Transnational Higher Education (EdD, University of Hertfordshire, with M. Thornton and B. Connors)
Messenger, Hazel (2013) The Creation of Transformative Learning Cultures in Higher Education (EdD, University of Hertfordshire, with M. Thornton)

Recent doctoral examinations

Chen, X. (2025) Passion, Practice, and Profession: Exploring How Motivation Shapes Music Engagement and Career Aspirations of Chinese Classically-trained Piano Majors (PhD, Durham University, UK)
Puerta Gordillo, N. (2025) Canto por la Vida: Embracing alterity in social action through music-making (PhD, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, UK)
Hoey, M. (2024) When the song sounds: exploring the impact of singing-infused classrooms in general primary education (PhD, University of Queensland, Australia)
Haddad, C. (2024) Technology-Enhanced Professional Development in Music for Early Years Practitioners: A Design-Based Study (PhD, University College London, UK)
Rinde, F. B. (2023) Inclusive socio-musical spaces: An ethnographic case study of newly arrived migrant children's musical engagement in a Norwegian primary school (PhD, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway)
Small, J. (2022) The misfit of music in a higher education government institute for Emirati women: An ethnographic study exploring the pursuit of music as an activity in a conventional Islamic setting (Doctor of Education, Durham University, UK)
McQueen, P. (2022) Empowering music teachers to teach composition skills through the use of music technology: a study of post-primary music teachers in Northern Ireland (PhD, Ulster University, UK)
Navarro Ramón, L. (2022) La improvisación musical como facilitadora de los procesos creativos en Educación Musical en alumnado de 8 a 11 años (PhD, University of Granada, Spain)
Makris, S. (2019) Approaches to creativity by Cypriot primary music teachers (PhD, University College London, UK)
Poulter, S. V. (2019) Generalist student teachers' experiences of the role of music in supporting children's phonological development (Doctor in Education, University College London, UK)
Getino, J. (2018) Els compositors entren a l'aula. Estudio de la intervención del compositor en el proceso de creación musical en la etapa de primaria (PhD, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)
Wiles, M. A. (2017) A Phenomenographic Approach to Understanding Taiwanese Music Teachers' Experiences of Creativity in the Classroom (Doctor of Education, Durham University, UK)
Turner, K. L. (2017) Singing Our Way: Interrogating the Role of the Community Musician in a Process of Social Regeneration using an Arts Practice Research Approach (PhD Arts Practice, University of Limerick, Ireland)
Campayo Muñoz, E. Á. (2017) El desarrollo de las competencias emocionales como herramienta para la mejora de la interpretación musical en las enseñanzas de música en conservatorios (PhD in Education, Jaume I University, Spain)
Zheng, Y. (2017) Creativity in Piano Performance and Pedagogy: A Chinese Perspective (PhD, The Education University of Hong Kong)
Masdeu Yélamos, E. (2015) The Digitalisation of Music Classrooms in Schools in Catalonia: Study of and Proposal for a General Framework for Integrating Technology in Music Education (PhD in Education, Society and Quality of Life, University of Lleida, Spain)
Veloso, A. L. S. (2012) Voar até ao Comboio dos Segredos: A Construção de Significados Partilhados no Desenvolvimento do Pensamento Musical em Crianças do 1º Ciclo do EB (PhD in Music, Aveiro University, Portugal)

Teaching

Oscar contributes research seminars and supervision across a number of programmes and schools. In recent years these programmes have included, in alphabetical order:

Doctorate in Education (School of Education)
- EdD Dissertation
International Summer School (Glasgow College, UESTC, China)
- Aesthetic Experience: The Neuroscience of Music Appreciation, Convenor
MSc Education, Public Policy & Equity (School of Education)
- Policy Enquiry and Decision Making
MSc Enhanced Practice in Education (School of Social & Environmental Sustainability)
- Reflective Practice, Convenor

Additional information

Journal Editorships

Editorial Board Member British Journal of Music Education (Cambridge University Press)
Editorial Board Member International Journal of Social Research Methodology (Routledge)
Editorial Board Member Journal for the Study of Education and Development / Infancia y Aprendizaje (Routledge)
Editorial Board Member Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa (Routledge)
Editorial Board Member Research Studies in Music Education (Sage)
Former Co-Editor Educate~ (2001-2003), former Editorial Board Member International Journal of Music Education (2004-2014), Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical (2006-2014), Revista Internacional de Educación Musical (2012-2015), and former Review Editor Frontiers in Psychology - Educational Psychology (2014-2017).

Academic and Professional Membership

Over the past two decades Oscar has contributed to a number of associations including the British Educational Research Association (SIG reviewer), Higher Education Academy (Fellow) and International Society for Music Education.

Consulting and Advice

Oscar has been a Visiting Scholar at universities in Spain including Autonomous (Barcelona), Complutense (Madrid) and Jaume I (Castelló), and at Bologna Conservatory, Italy. He has delivered keynotes and seminars for researchers, policymakers and practitioners around the world. This has included for the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute and the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. He has contributed to the Social Theory Applied and DoctoralWriting websites and was the External Examiner for the Doctor of Education programme at Durham until 2022.

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