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Sankofa Art Education: A Cultural Basis For Ghanaian Art Education, Esi Sam Annan
Sankofa Art Education: A Cultural Basis For Ghanaian Art Education, Esi Sam Annan
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This study is a curriculum research project that focuses on teaching the traditional arts of Ghana and enduring artistic ideas to Ghanaian basic school students. It has been designed based on data from a survey conducted with experts in Ghana arts history and on the traditional arts of Ghana. The curriculum covers the major arts practiced by the traditional artists. It also recognizes some contemporary Ghanaian artists and their artworks.
This study offers insights into Ghanaian basic school art teachers’ philosophies and experience with their traditional arts. Through analysis of the findings, the major themes that emerged were changes in …
Interdisciplinary Connections Between Science & Theatre, Jessica N. Dotson
Interdisciplinary Connections Between Science & Theatre, Jessica N. Dotson
Theses and Dissertations
Abstract
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE & THEATRE
Jessica Nicole Dotson
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015.
Major Director: Dr. Noreen C. Barnes, Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Theatre
In the 1990s, astronomer Peter Usher was searching for new ways to teach his introductory astronomy class at Pennsylvania State University. He began to engage his students by searching for astronomical connections from other disciplines. His focus was turned to the arts, especially the works of William Shakespeare. Usher found, while …