Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-249). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-69). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Florida, 1956. / Vita. "16,360" on added t.p. of photocopy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 266-282).

Thesis.--Claremont Graduate School. / Photocopy of transcript. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1971. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 256-272).

Diss. Univ. Bern, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-328) and index.

Thesis (M.M.) Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Alice-Ann Darrow, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 6-26-07). Document formatted into pages; contains 71 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis examines historical developments in Scottish dance over the past two hundred years and considers how they combined to shape the current traditional dance and music culture in Scotland. This work examines the effects of increasing regulation and standardisation during the twentieth century through an assessment of the experiences, viewpoints and opinions of present-day practitioners. The business practice and increasing professionalisation of nineteenth-century dancing masters active in the North-East of Scotland, and that of A. Cosmo Mitchell in particular, is considered in relation to the formation of the regulatory societies. The introduction of standardisation is examined through a comparison of nineteenth- and twentiethcentury published sources for the 'Highland Fling'. Tensions and contrasts in traditional dance and music are assessed by a consideration of the approach taken by influential traditional music education establishments such as Fèisean nan Gàidheal and by examining the relationship between Highland dancing and Highland piping. Reactions to regulation such as the (re)introduction of percussive step dance to Scotland and the growth in popularity of informal, 'called' ceilidh dancing are evaluated. The relationship between traditional dance and music in Scotland today is considered in the light of recurring themes such as professionalisation, regulation, authority, reactions to the status quo and the revival of an approach to or concept of dance rather than the revival of an historically verifiable style.

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Thesis (MGeront)--University of South Australia, 1997

Thesis (MA(Counselling Psychology))-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.