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High School Visual Arts And Student Civic Engagement, Benjamin Rupers
High School Visual Arts And Student Civic Engagement, Benjamin Rupers
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
A democracy is healthiest when civic engagement is valued and demonstrated by its citizens. Although many have studied ways to increase civic engagement, the relationship between civic engagement and fine art education has not been included. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between art education and civic engagement in a select sample of eight AP visual art students from a high school art program in Northern California, as well as identify the level of civic engagement demonstrated by the students. The students will be interviewed and evaluated according to Hauptmann (2005)’s seven elements of civic engagement …
Expectations And Participation Among Drama Students, Alexander Pryor
Expectations And Participation Among Drama Students, Alexander Pryor
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
Not all students are willing to participate actively in a drama class. Most studies about drama and participation focus on the use of drama in other academic disciplines, and there is a lack of information about students’ participation within the drama classroom. This study examines the role that students’ experiences and expectations play in their educational outcomes in drama class. Students from two beginning drama classes at a public high school participated in this study. They were introduced to a short unit on social theater and on Augusto Boal’s Forum Theater. Throughout this unit students responded to journal prompts addressing …