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Development Of An Art-Literature Curriculum For First Grade And Fourth Grade, Allison C. Elder Mrs.
Development Of An Art-Literature Curriculum For First Grade And Fourth Grade, Allison C. Elder Mrs.
Art and Design Theses
This study investigated using literature as an alternative means to teach the art curriculum. Three widely used integrated curriculum models (Reading Improvement Through Art, Learning Through the Arts, and Champions of Change) were studied and analyzed in search of the best features for art-literature integration. A new curriculum is developed for two different grades using the Fulton County Elementary Art Education Curriculum standards as the foundation. This study used picture books as the catalyst to create an art-literature curriculum.
The Arts-Integrated Curriculum (Aic) And Its Possible Impact On The Self-Concepts Of Adolescent Girls And Their Perceptions Of Beauty: A Phenomenological Study, Miriam Roth Douglas
The Arts-Integrated Curriculum (Aic) And Its Possible Impact On The Self-Concepts Of Adolescent Girls And Their Perceptions Of Beauty: A Phenomenological Study, Miriam Roth Douglas
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This study examines what phenomena may be associated with the self-concept and perceptions of beauty of adolescent girls who completed an Arts-Integrated Curriculum (AIC) in Elementary School. It is designed to add to the descriptive data on the perceptions of beauty that students, teachers, and parents have, especially with regard to girls' concept of self in relation to the AIC learning experiences. This work is driven by a qualitative research method known as phenomenology, which describes the lived experiences of a phenomenon for a group of people (Patton, 2005). The main research data were collected from interviews with ten participants: …
A Qualitative Participant Observation Study Investigating The Use Of Web 2.0 Technologies In One High School Visual Arts Classroom Using A Social Constructivist Lens, Nicholas R. Napierala
A Qualitative Participant Observation Study Investigating The Use Of Web 2.0 Technologies In One High School Visual Arts Classroom Using A Social Constructivist Lens, Nicholas R. Napierala
Art Education Projects
This qualitative project studied the benefits of Web 2.0 technology in one high school visual arts classroom using a participant observation stance. I examined an advanced art class through a social constructivist lens, with student’s ages from 16-18 years. I implemented several lessons teaching the students how artists display ideas within their artwork, through having the students use the blogging service Tumblr and the video sharing Web site YouTube. In analyzing the student’s interactions with their peers and their experiences with the technology, the project revealed that using the technology benefited their learning. I collected data from a variety of …
Classroom Community: Questions Of Apathy And Autonomy In A High School Jewelry Class, Samuel E. Steadman
Classroom Community: Questions Of Apathy And Autonomy In A High School Jewelry Class, Samuel E. Steadman
Theses and Dissertations
Student motivation is investigated in this study as a means of abrogating apathy within a public high school Jewelry course. The study is an attempt to answer a personal question of whether students could be internally motivated to a level of excitement that they would take ownership for their personal learning and the learning of their classmates. The study also addresses four main points that cause apathy, or are caused by apathy, they are: zero sum competition, compassion and support for classmates,ownership of the physical facilities, and the development of a conscientious public. Through a desire to test data on …
Sustaining A Visual/Verbal Sketchbook Journal To Promote Creativity And The Emergence Of The Visual Voice Of The Artist, Ayana M. Weekes
Sustaining A Visual/Verbal Sketchbook Journal To Promote Creativity And The Emergence Of The Visual Voice Of The Artist, Ayana M. Weekes
Art and Design Theses
This arts-based study will discuss using a sketchbook journal to enhance creativity and promote the cultivation of the artist’s visual voice. The paper attempts to define creativity, as well as the usefulness of the sketchbook as a creative tool. The results of this study will demonstrate how the effectiveness of the sketchbook journal in the development of the artist can also transcend to usefulness when considering the sketchbook as a curriculum tool in elementary art education.
Teaching Boys More Effectively In The Art Classroom: A Personal Investigation, Jessica Y. Nicula
Teaching Boys More Effectively In The Art Classroom: A Personal Investigation, Jessica Y. Nicula
Art and Design Theses
In this thesis, I reflect upon an art educator’s experience teaching boys and developing an art curriculum with a boy focused framework. Two comprehensive units on monsters are included along with research on teaching boys and choice based practices in the art classroom. I also reflect on the creative process of lesson planning with the needs of male learners in mind.
A Study In Using Sketching Techniques To Develop Cohesive Narrative Art, Michelle Cleesattel
A Study In Using Sketching Techniques To Develop Cohesive Narrative Art, Michelle Cleesattel
Art and Design Theses
This is an arts-based research study on the effects of applying extensive and diverse sketching techniques to the development of a cohesive body of work, which reflects the significant and meaningful events of the artist-researcher’s life. The research techniques employed and studied consist of looking at historical exemplars, sketching, reflecting, critiquing, and revising. The results of the research were then reflected upon and applied to the field of art education in an attempt to discover the benefits for both teaching and learning in kindergarten through 12th grade curriculums.
Tenacious Threads: Crazy Quilts As An Expressive Medium For Making Art, Melissa Johns
Tenacious Threads: Crazy Quilts As An Expressive Medium For Making Art, Melissa Johns
Art and Design Theses
In this arts-based study, I will discuss using craft techniques such as crazy quilting in the creative process of making art. The paper describes the history of crazy quilts, a brief summary of artists who use quilts as a medium, and a description of how teaching craft-making skills in the classroom can encourage students to use them for art-making.
Hair Matters: African American Women And The Natural Hair Aesthetic, Brina Hargro
Hair Matters: African American Women And The Natural Hair Aesthetic, Brina Hargro
Art and Design Theses
This thesis addresses the negative cultural and social connotations of natural hair for African American women. This issue is examined throughout history from slavery to present day with a visual analysis of hair care advertisements. Presently, natural hair is gaining more positive implications; which can be affected by creating more positive images with natural hair. Using art as the vehicle for social change and using research to inform art has a positive impact on teaching and learning in the art classroom.
A Deconstruction Of Horror, Fear And Terror: Using Horror Films As Didactic Tools In Art Education, Alyssa L. Wessinger
A Deconstruction Of Horror, Fear And Terror: Using Horror Films As Didactic Tools In Art Education, Alyssa L. Wessinger
Art and Design Theses
This arts-based study discusses using the horror film and monsters as a means of exploring the personification of fear in contemporary society. The paper incorporates the viewing and dissection of horror films into an artistic process to explore fears in order to further artistic expression. It additionally shows how this process can be used in an art classroom within the context of contemporary art to empower students and facilitate art criticism discussions.
Art Educators And Practicing Artists: Strengthening The Curriculum And Building A Creative Community, John Christopher Williams
Art Educators And Practicing Artists: Strengthening The Curriculum And Building A Creative Community, John Christopher Williams
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
An artist residency consists of a visiting artist (dance, musical, theatrical, or visual) creating work in and teaching their craft to an audience of participants. Artist residencies take place in a variety of settings, in public and private schools, after-school programs, in day care and preschool programs, community centers, and adult recreational and care facilities. Over time in a school setting artist residencies have evolved to include school curriculum, input and collaboration from the host teacher. I believe artist residences could become a catalyst for school curriculum change to focus on the arts. Arts integrated residencies and curriculum can impact …