Strengthening the Case for Foundation Support of Educational Arts Programs at Museums

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Fox
Keyword(s):  
Arts Programs

A Comparative Study of Two First-Grade Language Arts Programs

1966 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Kendrick ◽  
Clayton L. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Arts Programs

scholarly journals Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 1979-1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Broome ◽  
Tom Dening ◽  
Justine Schneider ◽  
Dawn Brooker
Keyword(s):  
Residential Care ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Daily Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Arts Programs ◽  
Intervention Context

ABSTRACTBackground:Arts-based interventions play an important role in the care of people with dementia. Yet, creative arts are seldom implemented as a tool to enhance the care and wellbeing of people with dementia.Methods:We examined the involvement of care staff in creative arts activities in residential care. Aspects of involvement that appear to influence outcomes in people with dementia were identified and analyzed. A broad systematic literature search of MedLine, EMBASE, PsychInfo, CINAHL, ASSIA, SCOPUS, and Web of Science led to the identification of 14 papers. The studies identified through the search process were examined in terms of intervention, context, mechanism and outcome, and the relationships between these aspects.Results:Training sessions were identified as an opportunity to educate care personnel on useful techniques that are relevant to daily care practice. Evidence from the literature suggests that creative arts programs play a significant role in the way staff and residents interact and as a result influence the care practice of staff. Under certain conditions creative arts programs, that involve and engage staff, facilitate enhanced interactions and improve care strategies, which leads to the recognition and validation of personhood in residents with dementia.Conclusions:These findings provide a basis for illustrating which elements of care staff involvement in creative arts programs could be implemented in residential care contexts in order to have the upmost benefit.

Alumni Evaluate Poly Sci Courses

1983 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Frank Whelon Wayman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
The Political ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Arts Programs ◽  
The University

The political scientists at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, concerned about what becomes of political science majors in today's job market, have completed a survey of the occupational status and quality of life of recent alumni. This paper examines the potential contributions of that survey as a model for future evaluations of political science programs and other liberal arts programs. In the paper, I will discuss the design of the study, its findings, and the lessons that might be useful to those who would wish to do such studies on their own campuses.DesignThe University of Michigan, Dearborn evaluation was done primarily by, and for the benefit of, the political science faculty. Thus, the evaluation was tailored to particular faculty interests and concerns.

The importance of passionate individuals for navigating school arts provision in 19 Australian schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 1321103X2110325
Author(s):  
Katrina Skewes McFerran ◽  
Alexander HD Crooke ◽  
Megan Steele ◽  
John Hattie ◽  
Gary E McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Student Development ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Traditional School ◽  
School Communities ◽  
School Activities ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Arts Programs

Arts programs are increasingly recognized for their role in promoting student development and cohesive school communities. Yet, most Australian schools are left to navigate a landscape characterized by shifting policy goals and external providers of diverse quality and intent. Drawing on interviews with 27 stakeholders from 19 Catholic primary schools in Melbourne, Australia, we explored key approaches to arts provision in this context, and conditions that hinder and support it. Approaches varied markedly, from school-wide programs embedded across the curriculum, to one-off incursions. Conditions consistently affecting provision ranged from leadership support to a community’s view of the arts. Programs regularly relied on individuals passionate about arts to go beyond their paid roles, yet this frequently jeopardized sustainability. Overall, the approaches identified, and conditions affecting their sustainability, reveal a lack of value for school arts at policy and administration levels. This lack of value is not demonstrated in the provision of other traditional school activities like math or literacy, which begs consideration by policymakers and school administrators.

scholarly journals The Teaching Didactics of Álvaro Siza

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Luz Pinto ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
The State ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Arts Programs ◽  
One Year ◽  
Alvaro Siza

Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933) began his training at the Architecture Department of the School of Fine Arts in Porto (EBAP) in 1949, one year after the 1st Congress of Portuguese Architects (1948), which became known as the congress of modern architects. There were two fine arts schools at the time in Portugal, in Porto and Lisbon (EBAP and EBAL), both with an equivalent curriculum that was coordinated by the state. Siza attended the course based on the “beaux arts” programs of 1932, concluding the curricular part of his course in 1955 and presenting his final graduation design in 1965. But by this time, Portuguese education in the arts had already switched to “modern”curricula (1952-57 Reform). The following year, having already seen some of his important works built, Siza began his career as assistant professor at the school in Porto.

A worldwide survey of MATESOL programs in 2014: Patterns and perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Stapleton ◽  
Qing Shao
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Second Language Teacher Education ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Extensive Coverage ◽  
Course Offerings ◽  
Arts Programs ◽  
Master Of Arts ◽  
Second Language Teacher ◽  
Frequency Counts

This article reports on a survey of 241 Master of Arts programs in TESOL (MATESOL) in 16 countries serving as a snapshot of second language teacher education in 2014. After an initial screening by a set of criteria, these programs were first identified, and their course offerings, among other criteria, such as entrance and capstone requirements, were categorized. In total, 3,877 courses across 15 knowledge fields were coded with frequency counts taken. Our analysis revealed that the most frequently appearing course offerings tended to focus on teaching methods. However, large differences appeared among the programs with regard to the offering of courses in various knowledge fields. Differences also appeared between US and non-US programs, particularly with regard to practicum requirements. Several other patterns and themes emerged from the data including the extensive coverage of social and cultural aspects of language learning in elective courses, and the lack of focus on specific English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts in course offerings, among others.

Reclaiming Funding and Benefits for the Liberal Arts

2017 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Hilary Burt
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Economic Environment ◽  
Stem Programs ◽  
Stem Disciplines ◽  
Arts Programs

The current focus on promoting STEM disciplines is, on the surface, an understandable reaction to the present economic environment. But a defense of the liberal arts does not need to be blind to today's economic and educational climates. In fact, now is the time for liberal arts academic programs to modernize and develop. Just as it is clear that proponents of STEM programs should recognize the value of creative and comparative thinking fostered by the broader educational fields, the time has clearly arrived for the liberal arts to also recognize, and be infused with, more practical, tangible training. In addition to enhancing graduates' preparedness for the workforce, these tactics would also buttress the argument for continued funding of liberal arts programs by appealing to the current desire to allocate resources to practical disciplines.

Activate Ethnomusicology Everywhere

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-218
Author(s):  
Kathryn Metz
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Job Functions ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Arts Programs

Most ethnomusicology graduate programs emphasize research and teaching, with rare mentions of how to apply those skills beyond the academy or how to develop additional skills that might serve an ethnomusicology graduate student in their hunt for meaningful employment. In this chapter, the author discusses how to implement the idea of connecting music to social justice from the beginning of an ethnomusicology curriculum. The author advocates for incorporating more public scholars into the classroom environment and taking students out of the classroom into those public spaces, from museums to out-of-school arts programs to philanthropic institutions to service organizations. The chapter illustrates how to balance the academic syllabus with listening to and creating podcasts, reading blogs, long-form journalism, and professional organization publications affiliated with museums, arts nonprofits, and libraries, as well as specific job functions such as development, community engagement, marketing. The chapter explores how to reduce elitism against those who choose not to pursue a PhD beyond their master’s research and how to reconceive social justice-centered research in an entirely new environment.

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