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The Role Of Arts Education In Closing The Achievement Gap In High Poverty Schools, Deanne Basse
The Role Of Arts Education In Closing The Achievement Gap In High Poverty Schools, Deanne Basse
Masters Theses
This paper will review research that identifies different types of poverty and how brain development may be affected as a result of living in poverty. Although research reflects support and understanding by the American people that arts education is important to the well roundedness of youth and, in fact, correlates with higher standardized test scores, arts programs continue to be cut especially in areas of poverty. There is an achievement gap in educational success when it comes to students that live in poverty and that of students in higher socioeconomic situations. Students of poverty are working with increased internal and …
Teaching The Soft Skills Through The Arts: A Supplementary Art Curriculum, Brittany Boverhof
Teaching The Soft Skills Through The Arts: A Supplementary Art Curriculum, Brittany Boverhof
Masters Theses
Soft skills are the ability to work with, for, and among other people, yet we can no longer expect students to develop these skills organically. This research builds on the knowledge that if we want the students we are educating to be successful in employing their own soft skills, then they must be taught. This paper defines soft skills, shows their importance, and introduces practices that are proven to build soft skill ability. I have constructed twelve lesson plans that teach the soft skills through experientialism, working in groups, art, critique, classroom management, and problem solving. This supplementary curriculum provides …
Middle Level Multicultural/Social Justice Art Education Curriculum, Meghan E. G. Andrews
Middle Level Multicultural/Social Justice Art Education Curriculum, Meghan E. G. Andrews
Masters Theses
The way in which children are taught matters a great deal and influences not only their worldview, but also how they view themselves with that world. Through my experiences as an art teacher, I have witnessed a growing need for teaching students in a way that focuses on multicultural and social justices issues in order to help students gain a more well-rounded world view. The art classroom has to power to serve as a safe and effective place to explore these issues. Determining why there is a growing need for a multicultural and social justice oriented art curriculum was important …
Student Thoughts And Perceptions On Curriculum Reform, Douglas D. Vanderjagt
Student Thoughts And Perceptions On Curriculum Reform, Douglas D. Vanderjagt
Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine how students experience and respond to Michigan’s increased graduation requirements. The study was conducted in a large, suburban high school that instituted a change to a trimester system in response to the state mandate. A criterion-based sample of 16 students, both college bound and non-college bound, participated in one-on-one interviews regarding their knowledge about, their understanding of, and their experience with the new Michigan Merit Curriculum, and how this increase impacted the student participants’ high school academic choices and/or postsecondary plans. Additionally, this study engaged focus groups of one or …