This is a descriptive study of high school art teacher/student attitudes towards art exhibitions, competitions, and contests. A survey was utilized to measure respondents' attitudes and perceptions to determine the present nature of these activities and their effects on the art program. / The population included high school art teachers and students in the State of Alabama in the 1979-80 school year. Two types of sampling were used, cluster and simple random, for students and teachers respectively. The sampling frame consisted of high schools in Alabama offering an art curriculum. Schools were randomly selected. / The data gathering instrument, designed by the researcher, consisted of 30 survey items assessing both teacher and student attitudes. The instrument was administered to students by teachers who had agreed to serve as liaisons. Surveys were mailed directly to teachers for participation. The instrument had an overall reliability coefficient of .63, determined by Cronbach's Alpha. Fixed alternative responses on a five-point agree/disagree scale (Likert scale) were used. Responses were recorded on answer sheets and electronically scored. / Eighty-three teacher responses, 55% of the teacher population, and 1399 student responses, 14.5% of the student population, were received and computed using the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS). / Frequency analysis of survey items revealed primarily positive responses. There was no significant difference between teacher and student attitudes. Confidence Interval testing was used to determine significant differences in respondents' attitudes for each survey item based upon (+OR-)7% teacher accuracy; (+OR-)3% student accuracy. Alpha = .05. The Chi Square statistic was computed to seek relationships between teacher/student attitudes and teacher/student variables. At the .05 level, results indicated that attitudes and school system size and art class level were not related. / The following are the major conclusions of the survey based upon teacher/student perceptions of and attitudes towards art exhibitions, competitions, and contests: Teachers do not have a clear understanding of art education policy concerning competition; teachers and students are in favor of competitions and participate in them regardless of negative endorsement from the profession; teachers and students basically have positive attitudes towards, and are positively affected by art exhibitions, competitions, and contests; art exhibitions, competitions, and contests are used for publicity; art programs are judged by how many winners are produced; and art programs with more art funds "show" better. Both teachers and students had primarily positive attitudes regarding other related factors to art exhibitions, competitions, and contests, such as, competition for gifted art students, teacher influence, optional participation, evaluation and judgment of art work, etc. / Recommendations included: a more precise statement concerning competition from the profession, appropriate revisions and policy changes, better communications between art educators and sponsoring agents, and exploration of alternatives to competition. / Further research was recommended: (1) at the national level, (2) relevant to the gifted art student, (3) to determine the types of art events most beneficial to students, (4) to determine how students are positively or negatively affected by art exhibitions, competitions, and contests, and (5) to determine how effective art exhibitions, competitions, and contests are as public relations. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-07, Section: A, page: 2891. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74230 |
| Contributors | LEE, MARY ANN CULOTTA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 208 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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