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Art Education: The Learning Connections Derived From A Creative Artistic Experience, Pamela Ann Woods
Art Education: The Learning Connections Derived From A Creative Artistic Experience, Pamela Ann Woods
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
ART EDUCATION: THE LEARNING CONNECTIONS DERIVED FROM A CREATIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
by
PAMELA ANN WOODS
May 2011
Advisor: Dr. Karen L. Tonso
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Degree: Doctor of Education
This study investigated the school experiences of art students in a Commercial Art program. This qualitative study advances an argument for recognizing arts students' dismissed voices, as they seek an audience where their views, talents, and career choices are respected. This argument grows from 1) a critique of standards-based policy (when it goes too far), 2) a discussion of the importance of arts education for student success and, 3) …