<p> This is a quantitative non-random experimental study involving two ceramics classes in a California public high school. One class will be the control group of the study while the other will be the experimental group. The control group will be taught in a traditional unit of ceramics instruction (TUCI), while the experimental group will be taught in a critical pedagogy unit of ceramics instruction (CPUCI).</p><p> This experimental study rests on three hypotheses. Hypothesis 1, an experimental group of high school ceramics students exposed to a CPUCI whereby the students are active participants in the curriculum, are hypothesized to demonstrate a significant increase in their civic engagement between pretest and posttest, while in high school and in their intentions after graduating. Hypothesis 2, A control group of high school ceramics students exposed to a TUCI is predicted to demonstrate no significant shift in their civic engagement between pretest and posttest. Hypothesis 3, the experimental group of high school ceramics students taught with a CPUCI, are hypothesized to demonstrate a significant increase between pretest and posttest regarding their civic engagement in comparison to a control group of high school students taught with a TUCI. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10259872 |
| Date | 13 April 2017 |
| Creators | Caltrider, Catherine S. |
| Publisher | California State University, Long Beach |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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