Staff Profile

• • Reader (School of Education)
  
  

  Biography

  ‌Dr Oscar Odena was appointed Reader at the School of Education, University of Glasgow, in January 2013. Prior to this he was Reader in Education at the University of Hertfordshire, where he was the Doctorate in Education (EdD) Director. Previously he held academic and research posts at the universities of Barcelona, Queen's University Belfast and Brighton. He is the Co-Chair of the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education and serves in the Review College of the Irish Research Council.

  Research interests

  His areas of expertise include qualitative research approaches, music education and social inclusion, with an interest in developing useful knowledge from researching practitioners’ perceptions of their practice. Research publications number over forty-five peer-reviewed chapters and papers, mostly in English, but also in Spanish, Catalan and Italian. He recently co-edited the section on 'Music learning and teaching during adolescence' in The Oxford handbook of music education (Oxford University Press). His latest work is a book entitled Musical creativity published by Ashgate.

Selected Publications: 

Article

Odena, O. (2013) Using software to tell a trustworthy, convincing and useful story. International Journal of Social Research Methodology . ISSN 1364-5579 (doi:10.1080/13645579.2012.706019) (In Press)

Odena, O. (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. ISSN 0141-1926 (doi:10.1080/01411920902878909)

Odena, O., and Welch, G. (2009) A generative model of teachers' thinking on musical creativity. Psychology of Music, 37 (4). pp. 416-442. ISSN 0305-7356 (doi:10.1177/0305735608100374)

Odena, O. (2008) El significado del término ‘instrumentos en la educación musical'. Musica y Educacion, 73 (1). pp. 40-46. ISSN 0214-4786

Leitch, R., Gardner, J., Mitchell, S., Lundy, L., Odena, O., 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. ISSN 0965-0792 (doi:10.1080/09650790701514887)

Odena, O. (2007) Recitar suonando. Musica Domani, 142 (1). pp. 17-21. ISSN 0391-4380

Odena, O., 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. ISSN 0328-9346

Odena, O., 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. ISSN 1321-103X (doi:10.1177/1321103X070280010206)

Cabrera, L., Lluna, J., and Odena, O. (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. ISSN 1135-6308

Odena, O. (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. ISSN 0214-7351

Odena, O. (2005) Creatividad en la educación musical. Teoría y percepciones docentes. Eufonia, 35 . pp. 82-94. ISSN 1135-6308

Odena, O. (2005) Un estudio sobre creatividad musical en escuelas de secundaria de Inglaterra. Musica y Educacion, 63 . pp. 99-107. ISSN 0214-4786

Odena, O., 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. ISSN 0010-9894

Odena, O. (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. ISSN 1461-3808 (doi:10.1080/1461380032000182876)

Benjamin, S., Ferreira, A., Joseph, D.-L., Lunt, I., Odena, O., Sharma, N., Tirvassen, A., and Wall, K. (2003) Editorial. Educate~, 3 (1). p. 1. ISSN 1477-5557

Benjamin, S., Beratan, G., Hemingway, J., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Odena, O., and Wall, K. (2002) Editorial. Educate~, 2 (1). pp. 1-2. ISSN 1477-5557

Benjamin, S., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Nicholls, J., Odena, O., and Wall, K. (2002) Editorial. Educate~, 2 (2). p. 1. ISSN 1477-5557

Benjamin, S., Beratan, G., Hemingway, J., Kelly, M., Lunt, I., Odena, O., and Wall, K. (2001) Editorial. Educate~, 1 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1477-5557

Odena, O. (2001) Developing a framework for the study of teachers’ views of creativity in music education. Goldsmiths Journal of Education, 4 (1). pp. 59-67. ISSN 1369-3794

Odena, O. (2001) The construction of creativity: using video to explore secondary school music teachers’ views. Educate~, 1 (1). pp. 104-122. ISSN 1477-5557

Book Section

Odena, O. (2012) Creativity in the secondary music classroom. In: McPherson, G. and Welch, G. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Series: Oxford handbooks, 1 . Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA, pp. 512-528. ISBN 9780199730810

Odena, O. (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. ISBN 9781409406228

Odena, O. (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., and Spruce, G. (eds.) (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

Odena, O., 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 . Ashgate, Farnham, UK and Burlington, VT, USA, pp. 29-48. ISBN 9781409406228

Spruce, G., and Odena, O. (2012) Commentary: music teaching and learning during adolescence: ages 12-18. In: McPherson, G. and Welch, G. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Series: Oxford handbooks, 1 . Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA, pp. 437-440. ISBN 9780199730810

Odena, O. (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

Odena, O. (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

Fortuny, C., Garcia, E., and Odena, O. (1996) Activitat musical a Balaguer 1926-1935. In: 75 Anys d'Història. Balaguer Choral Society, Lleida, Spain, pp. 75-84.

Edited Book

Odena, O., (Ed.) (2012) Musical Creativity: Insights from Music Education Research. Series: SEMPRE studies in the psychology of music. Ashgate, Farnham, UK. ISBN 9781409406228

Research Report or Paper

Miller, S., Connolly, P., Odena, O., 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. (2009) 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., 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.

Leitch, R., Gardner, J., Lundy, L., Clough, P., Odena, O., Mitchell, S., and Galanouli, D. (2008) Consulting Pupils on the Assessment of their Learning: TLRP Research Briefing 36. Project Report. Routledge.

Leitch, R., Lundy, L., Clough, P., Gardner, J., and Odena, O. (2008) Putting Pupils at the Heart of Assessment. Children’s rights in Practice. Project Report. Routledge, London, UK.

Leitch, R., Gardner, J., Clough, P., Lundy, L., Galanouli, D., Mitchell, S., and Odena, O. (2007) Consulting Pupils on the Assessment of their Learning. Project Report. Economic and Social Research Council.

Odena, O. (2003) Creativitat en l’Educació Musical. Teoria, Percepcions Docents i Implicacions Educatives. Project Report. Generalitat de Catalunya.

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