Micaela Conducts a Critical Content Analysis of Beginner's Piano Lesson

question 49

Multiple Choice

Micaela conducts a critical content analysis of beginner's piano lesson books.She deconstructs these artifacts to find

• A)the physical aspects of the book (e.g. ,paper,ink,and staples).
• B)a hidden theme of racial superiority embedded in the illustrations.
• C)more possible codes for analysis than she expected.
• D)ways that this analysis could contribute to gaps in the literature.

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