Arts Education as a Vehicle for Social Change: An Empirical Study of Eco Arts in the K-12 Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Sams, Jeniffer; Sams, Doreen
Titel	Arts Education as a Vehicle for Social Change: An Empirical Study of Eco Arts in the K-12 Classroom
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 33 (2017) 2, S.61-80 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Art Education; Social Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Art Teachers; Teacher Surveys; Integrated Curriculum; Barriers; Ecology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Sozialer Wandel; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Ökologie
Abstract	Arts education has been part of the United States K-12 educational system for over a century. However, recent administrative policy decisions addressed the economic bottom line and the 1983 report, "A Nation at Risk," and complied with the "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001" (U.S. Department of Education, 2001). These decisions resulted in "standardisation" of both core curricula and testing, leaving arts programs to function in a diminished capacity, curtailing both individuality and creative thinking. This study unpacks the role of the arts as change agents with the ability to: address current discourse; question ideologies and culture; convey complex problems in artistic form; engage the viewer in aesthetics; provide a perspective not found in regimented thinking; and empower creative problem solvers. This work also highlights the role of eco-art as a medium for addressing complex environmental challenges. The study also empirically examines, through a self-report survey, K-12 arts educators' perceptions of integrating eco-arts into curricula. Findings revealed respondents' desire to integrate eco-arts into the arts curricula and identified the most significantly perceived barriers to integration, as well as the role of policy on practicality. The authors also identify the study's limitations and recommend areas for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01