This classroom-based interpretive inquiry investigates how the teaching strategies used in a grade-three classroom in a small, private, arts-based primary school implement the arts mission of the school. Further, it explores the relationship between art subjects [music, visual arts, theater, and dance] taught in art ateliers and academic subjects taught in the classroom. The art teachers' practices and the classroom teacher's practices are conceptualized within a Vygotskian socio-cultural framework. Further theoretical background is provided by the literature from art-based curriculum studies, developmental psychology, philosophy of education, and theories of qualitative research. This inquiry challenges the traditional view of arts reflected in most North American classroom practices. The chief research participants were the classroom teacher, the arts teachers, the school's founder, and the school's Principal. The children in the school also participated in focus groups. Data collected and analyzed include 40 hours of classroom-based observations in one class over a three-month period, 12 hours of interviews with the research participants over 16 months, and documents such as course handouts and small brochures describing the school's mission. Findings indicate that the arts instructors and classroom teacher collaborate closely to develop the yearly "theme unificateur" or unifying theme. Attitudes and strategies revealed in the study fit the constructivist model of classroom instruction. Despite growing pains experienced by the school's current expansion, findings suggest that the arts instructors and the classroom instructor are not only filling the academic mission of the school, but are also (a) creating strong relationships with their students, (b) promoting self-esteem and emotional intelligence, and (c) creating artistic and cultural literacy.

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"One of these methods is the use of industrial arts at the elementary level. Its outstanding contribution is in the providing of experiences and activities which contribute toward clarifying, expanding, enriching and speeding the learning process. Industrial arts activities assist the elementary school to accomplish its goals by: 1. Developing adequate meanings by reducing abstraction and enriching the curriculum. 2. Establishing learning readiness and motivating learning. 3. Acquainting children with their cultural heritage. 4. Teaching fundamental skills. 5. Providing for individual differences and socializing experiences. 6. Developing desirable personality traits"--Introduction. / "January, 1959." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Marian W. Black, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-74).

This study was concerned with developing an innovative program for the Thomas Butcher Children's School of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas.A survey was made of the known innovative programs, with an in-depth comparison of similarities and dissimilarities of the three most notorious programs: The Industrial Arts Curriculum Project, The American Industries Project, and The Maryland Plan, and of the three most recent books directed toward elementary industrial arts: Teaching Elementary Industrial Art, Teaching Children About Technology, and Elementary School Industrial Arts, relative to rationale, objectives, and structure.The suggested program began with a definition of Industrial Arts for elementary education, followed by the rationale, objectives and structure. Communications was to receive the major emphasis at the Kindergarten level; transportation at the first grade level; shelter at the second grade level; clothing at the third and fourth grade level; and foods at the fifth and sixth grade level, although each could not be limited to any one grade level. Units under each category were followed by room preparation, minimal tool list, and material media suggestions.

Thesis (MEd)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the perception of Creative Arts educators in the Intermediate Phase with regard to their own competency levels to teach Creative Arts effectively. Creative Arts consists of four art forms, namely Dance, Music, Drama and Visual Arts. The ideal is that all Creative Art educators are competent enough to teach the different art forms effectively. To answer the research question in order to achieve the goal of the study, the researcher made use of a qualitative research design from within an interpretive research paradigm. A case study strategy has also been applied by the researcher in order to obtain data pertaining to the specific aspect of the study, namely Creative Arts educators. Various sources were used to generate the data, namely semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and document analysis. Various precautionary measures were taken to ensure the validity and reliability of the data. During the course of the investigation, ethical issues were in question. However, the researcher followed the necessary guidelines to ensure that all endeavours were ethically acceptable. In the literature study the curriculum review process as well as the inclusion of Arts and Culture and Creative Arts in the curriculum is analysed. The training of Creative Arts educators and the challenges that this subject poses to schools and other mainstream educators are also considered. It was established that mainstream educators are often unable to teach this subject with the required confidence, knowledge and skills. Taking the results of this study into account, it appears that Creative Arts educators are not trained sufficiently in the four art forms, which influences the way in which the subject is taught. Educators who have received training in only one of the art forms tend to emphasise that particular art form only. The results of the study clearly indicate that the educators will only be able to do justice to Creative Arts as a subject if they are trained sufficiently to teach it with the necessary confidence and skill. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie fokus op die persepsies van Skeppende Kunste-onderwysers in die Intermediêre Fase rakende hul eie bevoegdheidsvlak om Skeppende Kunste doeltreffend te onderrig. Skeppende Kunste bestaan uit vier kunsvorme, naamlik Dans, Drama, Musiek en Visuele Kunste. Die ideaal is dat elke Skeppende Kunste-onderwyser bevoeg genoeg is om elkeen van hierdie kunsvorme doeltreffend aan te bied. Om die navorsingsvraag te beantwoord om die doel van die studie te verwesenlik, het die navorser ʼn kwalitatiewe navorsingstudie vanuit die interpretatiewe navorsingsparadigma onderneem. Die navorser het ook gebruik gemaak van ʼn gevalle-studiestrategie om data oor die spesifieke geval, naamlik Skeppende Kunste-onderwysers, in te samel. Daar is gebruik gemaak van veelvuldige bronne, naamlik semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude, vraelyste en dokumentontleding, om data te genereer. Verskillende stappe is gedoen om die geldigheid en betroubaarheid van die data te verseker. Tydens die ondersoek het etiese kwessies na vore getree, en die navorser het die nodige riglyne gevolg om seker te maak alle handelinge is eties. In die literatuurstudie word die kurrikulumhersieningsproses asook die insluiting van Kuns en Kultuur en Skeppende Kunste in die kurrikulum van naderby beskou. Verder word daar gekyk na die opleiding van Skeppende Kunste-onderwysers en die uitdaging wat hierdie vak aan skole en algemene opgeleide onderwysers bied. Daar is bevind dat algemene opgeleide onderwysers dikwels nie bevoeg voel om hierdie vak met die nodige selfvertroue, kennis en vaardighede aan te bied nie. Uit die resultate van die studie blyk dit dat Skeppende Kunste-onderwysers nie voldoende opgelei is in al vier kunsvorme nie, en dat dit wel ʼn invloed het op die manier waarop die vak aangebied word. Die onderwysers is geneig om die kunsvorm waarin hul wel opleiding ontvang het, te beklemtoon. Uit die studie is dit duidelik dat die vak Skeppende Kunste slegs tot sy reg sal kom indien onderwysers wat dit aanbied voldoende opgelei is om die vak met die nodige selfvertroue en bekwaamheid te onderrig.

This study was conducted in order to determine the community need and desire for an Industrial Arts program in the elementary school at Whitney, Texas.

This study was conducted in order to investigate teachers' perceptions about the value and implementation of Arts in the Lower Primary Phase. The study adopted a qualitative approach and seeks to investigate (a) teachers' perceptions of the role and value of Arts at the Lower Primary Phase (b) the issues and problems teachers have in teaching Arts as a separate subject at the Lower Primary Phase (c) the opportunities for incorporating Arts with other subjects and with the cross-curricular issues. The data was gathered by using interviews, class observations and document analysis. The study focused on six teachers in two Schools in the Caprivi education region of the Republic of Namibia. The findings of the study revealed that Arts stimulates the learner's imagination and creativity. The teachers felt that by encouraging learners to explore their creativity through Arts we maintain the practice of the Arts through drawing, carving, modelling and music.

This project researcher designed, implemented and collected data on an integrated approach to writing instruction for her third grade students in the Etiwanda School District. The literature review showed the importance of teaching students the purpose for writing, the traits of writing and the process of writing. Research showed the effectiveness of teaching students the six traits of writing and the writing process as indicated by student writing achievement scores.

This study was pursued to determine the essential characteristics of a fifth-grade technology education unit of study utilizing an expert system for bridge design. A panel of artificial intelligence experts was consulted to determine the feasibility of using expert system software to model bridge design, and a panel of education experts was consulted to determine the critical components for the study of bridge design in the fifth grade.It was determined that the most important components of such a study were integration with other curricular areas, most notably mathematics and social studies, and the incorporation of cooperative and group work among students. It was also determined that bridge design is a suitable knowledge domain for expert system consultation.Finally, recommendations for further study were stated. / Department of Industry & Technology

This qualitative case study examined the impact of an arts integrated international collaboration on elementary school students’ creativity when the students were communicating and creating exclusively through a technological third space. Two organizations, one in the U.S. and one in Mexico, served as the sites for the case study. Five findings emerged from the study relating to the nature of creativity and two findings related to the impact on students’ creativity when engaged in arts-integrated international collaboration. The findings for the first question were: 1. Students and teaching artists view creativity as a process that is reflexive and engaging, 2. When reflecting on their work, students and teaching artists see creativity as an interplay of ideas and are open to and capable of modifying their ideas to achieve creative results, 3. Creative work is relative to the individual and is directly correlated to both originality and effort, 4. Students and teaching artists value creativity as a means for both self-expression and communication, 5. A collaborative environment sets the stage for creative behavior in terms of inviting feedback, providing constructive criticism, and sharing ideas. For the second question relating to impact, the two findings were: 1. Teaching and learning in the third space becomes a recursive process, and 2. Students work in new modes of communication in order to bridge cultures. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection