The purpose of this study was to investigate the availability of federal funding for art in the public schools, 1958-79. This availability was investigated in two parts: (1) A history of the political and legislative events which led to the formation of the three principal arts-specific sources (Arts and Humanities Program and Arts Education Program of the U.S. Office of Education and National Endowment for the Arts) was developed. This historical investigation suggested that: (a) The political and legislative process which occurs in the formation of legislation was a culmination of many influences including events in Congressional hearings and personal interest of officials, and (b) art eductors have influenced this process; as they became more involved, support for art increased. (2) The surveys listed below were conducted: (a) FEDERAL FUNDING QUESTIONNAIRE--sent to a random sample of 272 U.S. public school principals to ascertain frequency of usage and awareness of availability. (b) FEDERAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR SURVEY--sent to a random sample of 119 district level coordinators nationwide to determine awareness of availability and person usually initiating art funding requests. (c) STATE ART CONSULTANT SURVEY--sent to all state art consultants to determine their awareness of availability of funding. / It was determined that indirect (non-arts related) sources funded art more frequently than direct sources. The frequency of funding differed according to geographical location, size of community, enrollment, and number of art teachers for the schools surveyed. Awareness of availability was uniformly high across and within groups, with the exception of some sub-groupings of principals. / Recommendations for action were given which included more political knowledge and activity for art educators, further development and coordination of information services, and grant proposals written by a team of program coordinators, principals and art personnel. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-03, Section: A, page: 0906. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74149 |
| Contributors | MC INTOSH, JENNY CLARE., The Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 133 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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