This READ.ME File.txt file was generated on 17/09/2020 by Georgios Kyriakakis All additional files refer to the Thesis submitted at the University of Kent, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY Please contact me on gk232@kent.ac.uk or georgesunday@windowslive.com for any queries ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Additional Material File: Georgios Kyriakakis - Additional Material for PhD.zip (Size: 3.31 GB) (Includes Datasets in Microsoft Excel, IBM SPSS and NVivo, see below at 'Data & File Overview') 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Georgios Kyriakakis Institution: University of Kent Address: The Old Surgery, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent, United Kingdom, ME4 4TZ Email: gk232@kent.ac.uk Alternate Contact Information Name: Georgios Kyriakakis [home, personal details] Address: 40-44 Dodekanissou Street, Piraeus, Greece, GR-18541 Email: georgesunday@windowslive.com 3. Date range of data collections (approximate): March - December 2019 4. Geographic location of data collection: Attica (Greater Athens Region), Greece 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Research / data collection was supported through a two-year bursary from the A.G. LEVENTIS Foundation (Zurich / CH, Nicosia / CY, Athens, GR). --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Folder Name: Certification from Tutors for Research Participation Short description: Contains the signed consent forms by the three tutors (Ms Persa Sergi, Mrs Panagiota Kyriakidou, Mrs Chrysoula Papakirykou) who participated in research with human subjects and recorded data necessary for qualitative and quantitative analysis. These forms have been stamped by the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, and officially translated into English by Mr Georgios D. Dalkidis, Certified Translator and Attorney-at-Law (Athens Bar Association, Greece). B. Folder Name: Datasets and Statistical Outputs (Chapters 5, 6) Short description: Contains three folders with: datasets from NVivo used in qualitative analysis, datasets from SPSS used in quantitative analysis, and statistical outputs of quantitative tests (e.g. ANOVA, correlation, Cronbach's Alpha etc.) employed throughout the research and Thesis. Explanations of the above are included in a rich text (RTF) file named 'READ ME FIRST', within this folder. C. Folder Name: Full Questionnaire Results (Microsoft Excel) Short description: Contains an Excel spreadsheet with all individual responses of tutors to the Questionnaire present in Appendix III of the Thesis. 2. Relationship between files: Folder (A) contains elements that validate the integrity of the research (consent forms). The spreadsheet included in Folder (C) has been used to organise and reproduce results in SPSS and NVivo datasets (present in Folder (B)). The datasets were subsequently employed to extract statistical outputs and final findings / conclusions, both within the 'Statistical Outputs' folder and the Thesis itself. 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: None. 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No, all versions are final and used as advertised in the Thesis. -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: All relevant information has been specified in Section 5.2 of the Thesis, as well as in Appendix ('Data Analysis and Interpretation'). Data derives from responses of Tutors (see 1A at 'Data & File Overview') to questions present in the Questionnaire of Appendix III, with respect to all 28 participants in the study (adolescents and adults with a clear ASD diagnosis). Responses were recorded either in writing (on the photocopy of the Questionnaire) or through an online format provided by SurveyMonkey, for the convenience of tutors. 2. Methods for processing the data: (A) Qualitative analysis of open-ended statements through NVivo (use of simple node structure and transfer of relevant data to Excel, under the Questionnaire queries matching each statement). (B) Quantitative analysis of numerical, multiple-choice and Likert-scale statements: transfer to Microsoft Excel, and amendment on SPSS so that each set of responses to a question corresponds to a variable. The examination of variable trends or in-between relationships was done through various statistical tests (see point (2) at 'Data & File Overview'). 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: (A) NVivo Qualitative Data: All areas related to the NVivo dataset are present as a text file (deriving from an Excel spreadsheet) and a set of NODES. Information can be extracted by reading through the data; parts of it have been written in Greek by the tutors, and so require translation into English. For reasons of facilitation, all text-based data is available in English through the file specified at (1C) of 'Data & File Overview'. Please contact me on either of my e-mails (see 'Author Information') for any queries or clarifications regarding translation from Greek to English. (B) SPSS Quantitative Data: The subfolder 'Statistical Outputs' within the folder (1B) at 'Data & File Overview', contains all undertaken statistical analyses used to extract findings present in the Thesis. Each file has been named in the format "#No. Statistical Test Used - [Dependent Variable(s)], (Independent Variable(s)).pdf", for instance "1. One-way ANOVA & Tukey HSD - [Intelligibility of Terpsichore content], (Severity of Condition)". Given that variables in SPSS have been either named or coded to fully correspond with the desired content, it is possible through these filenames to locate the used variables and run respective statistical tests in SPSS. --- Please be kind enough to check Chapter 5.2 and Appendix V for information on Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation with regards to the thesis (references included in this sections, verifiable through the Bibliography). --- 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: Not applicable. 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: Testing was undertaken in classroom contexts administered by the three tutors and supervised by the Researcher (Tutor 1 (PS) monitored 12 learners, Tutor 2 (PK) monitored 4 learners and Tutor 3 (CP) monitored 12 learners - for a total of 28 in the study). Each session lasted one hour or less, depending on learning conditions and the mental state of learners at any time. 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: The consent forms specified by the Tutors (see (1A) in 'Data & File Overview') fully validate the integrity and reliability of the data provided. 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Raw data was submitted by the three Tutors, and then collected / processed / analysed by the Researcher (Georgios Kyriakakis) himself. ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [Terpsichore SPSS Full Dataset.sav] (SPSS file) ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 129 2. Number of cases/rows: 28 (one for each participant in the human subject sample) 3. Variable List: All names and descriptions of variables are present in the 'Variable View' of the dataset in SPSS. 4. Missing data codes: Not Applicable. 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used: Not Applicable. ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [Terpsichore Analysis.nvpx] (NVivo file) ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 9 subsets of data in (Data/Files), 11 Nodes 2. Number of cases/rows: 28 (one for each participant in the human subject sample) 3. Variable List: All names of subsets and nodes are available respectively in (Data/Files) and (Codes/Nodes) and are self-explanatory. 4. Missing data codes: Not Applicable. 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used: Not Applicable.