Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While trav... more Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs inter...
Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While trav... more Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs inter...
Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While trav... more Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs inter...
Y oung people should make art as artists do: through discovery. This is the central premise of Ex... more Y oung people should make art as artists do: through discovery. This is the central premise of Exploring Studio Materials: Teaching Creative Art Making to Children, by Mary Hafeli. As noted contemporary artist Ann Hamilton (2009) has said, in art, a state of not knowing—which she defines as a “permissive and rigorous willingness to trust”—is beneficial, even necessary, to discovery (pp. 68-69). Initially, “not knowing” may seem antithetical to learning—after all, the purpose of learning is to know—but as Hafeli points out, in setting out on a path of discovery with art materials, it is the maker’s own ideas and themes that become known (p. 4). To that end—and with accessible and inviting prose—Hafeli navigates her reader through the unknown by way of materials exploration. Hafeli’s book came to my attention in 2012, when Oxford University Press was considering it for publication and contacted me to request a preliminary appraisal based on just two chapters and a table of contents. I read the portion “Through testimonials from contemporary artists, research-based descriptions of studio activities, and images of real-world classrooms, Hafeli explains the many ways in which teachers might facilitate materials exploration.”
Symphony orchestra musicians have characterized their careers as stressful, boring, and lacking i... more Symphony orchestra musicians have characterized their careers as stressful, boring, and lacking in artistic integrity. In addition, they typically do not score high on job satisfaction inventories. This study describes how symphony orchestra members seek professional fulfillment through participating in school-based programs. Forty-seven musicians from two US orchestras who were participating in their orchestra’s education program were interviewed and observed in schools working with children. The interview transcriptions and classroom observation field notes and summaries were analyzed and coded for emergent themes. The results indicated that the musicians valued four major outcomes of their work in classrooms: the opportunity to express their creativity that the development of their presentations provided, the relationships forged with schools and children, the impact they could have on individual students’ lives, and the opportunity to serve the community. Orchestra musicians’ pe...
This study examined computer-mediated communication (CMC) – blogs and responses to YouTube postin... more This study examined computer-mediated communication (CMC) – blogs and responses to YouTube postings – to better understand how CMCs reflect adolescents' attitudes towards musicians playing instruments that cross gender stereotypes. Employing purposive sampling, we used specific search terms, such as ‘girl drummer’, to identify a sample of 32 English-language blogs addressing boys' and girls' instrument choices. The texts of these blogs were analysed and coded according to emergent themes. Online participants used CMCs to provide mutual support, seek out role models, highlight the relationship between physical appearance and playing a specific instrument, comment on the performance of musicians of the opposite sex, examine the relationship between music genre and musicians' gender, and debate sexual orientation issues related to instrument choice. Our results show that the web can be a supportive place for these instrumentalists as well as a place that replicates the harassment they may experience in person.
ABSTRACT How do the characteristics and behaviours of creative people mesh with their roles as fa... more ABSTRACT How do the characteristics and behaviours of creative people mesh with their roles as faculty members? How do the opportunities and demands of today’s college environments play into the work lives of arts faculty? And what are the implications of these questions for thinking about how best to lead artists and arts scholars in colleges and universities? This article explores these questions through an examination of servant leadership, an approach that focuses on service as an underlying principle of leadership. Intertwined with a discussion of creative people and optimal characteristics of those who lead them, I describe current conditions of colleges and universities and what being a college leader may be like. I then present characteristics of servant leaders and attempt to draw some parallels between servant leadership behaviours and needs of faculty and students in the arts. Finally, I summarize some potentially positive outcomes of servant leadership as well as some of the model’s possible drawbacks and challenges.
This chapter describes a five-year evaluation of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Learning Through Music... more This chapter describes a five-year evaluation of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Learning Through Music (LTM) program by a team from the Center for Arts Education Research at Teachers College, Columbia University. The LTM partnership focused on the collaborative development of music-integrated curriculum resources that supported the existing classroom curriculum. Outcomes were assessed through classroom observations, test scores, focus groups, interviews, and surveys. Data were collected from students, teachers, principals, parents, orchestra musicians, and administrators. The results showed that students’ interest in music increased and they developed skills and understandings in disciplines other than music. Teachers’ interest in music increased and their pedagogical skills were enhanced. LTM also had a positive effect on school communities and orchestra musicians felt more closely linked to the community and to children in the community.
Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While trav... more Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs inter...
Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While trav... more Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs inter...
Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While trav... more Historical inquiry forms the foundation for much research undertaken in art education. While traversing paths of historical investigation in this field we may discover undocumented moments and overlooked or hidden individuals, as well as encounter challenging ideas in need of exploration and critique. In doing so, history is approached from multiple and, at times, vitally diverse perspectives. Our hope is that the conversations generated through this text will continue to strengthen and encourage more interest in histories of art education, but also more sophisticated and innovative approaches to historical research in this field. The overarching objective of the text is to recognize the historical role that many overlooked individuals—particularly African Americans and women—have played in the field of art education, and acknowledge the importance of history and historical research in this digital age. This text opens up possibilities of faculty collaborations across programs inter...
Y oung people should make art as artists do: through discovery. This is the central premise of Ex... more Y oung people should make art as artists do: through discovery. This is the central premise of Exploring Studio Materials: Teaching Creative Art Making to Children, by Mary Hafeli. As noted contemporary artist Ann Hamilton (2009) has said, in art, a state of not knowing—which she defines as a “permissive and rigorous willingness to trust”—is beneficial, even necessary, to discovery (pp. 68-69). Initially, “not knowing” may seem antithetical to learning—after all, the purpose of learning is to know—but as Hafeli points out, in setting out on a path of discovery with art materials, it is the maker’s own ideas and themes that become known (p. 4). To that end—and with accessible and inviting prose—Hafeli navigates her reader through the unknown by way of materials exploration. Hafeli’s book came to my attention in 2012, when Oxford University Press was considering it for publication and contacted me to request a preliminary appraisal based on just two chapters and a table of contents. I read the portion “Through testimonials from contemporary artists, research-based descriptions of studio activities, and images of real-world classrooms, Hafeli explains the many ways in which teachers might facilitate materials exploration.”
Symphony orchestra musicians have characterized their careers as stressful, boring, and lacking i... more Symphony orchestra musicians have characterized their careers as stressful, boring, and lacking in artistic integrity. In addition, they typically do not score high on job satisfaction inventories. This study describes how symphony orchestra members seek professional fulfillment through participating in school-based programs. Forty-seven musicians from two US orchestras who were participating in their orchestra’s education program were interviewed and observed in schools working with children. The interview transcriptions and classroom observation field notes and summaries were analyzed and coded for emergent themes. The results indicated that the musicians valued four major outcomes of their work in classrooms: the opportunity to express their creativity that the development of their presentations provided, the relationships forged with schools and children, the impact they could have on individual students’ lives, and the opportunity to serve the community. Orchestra musicians’ pe...
This study examined computer-mediated communication (CMC) – blogs and responses to YouTube postin... more This study examined computer-mediated communication (CMC) – blogs and responses to YouTube postings – to better understand how CMCs reflect adolescents' attitudes towards musicians playing instruments that cross gender stereotypes. Employing purposive sampling, we used specific search terms, such as ‘girl drummer’, to identify a sample of 32 English-language blogs addressing boys' and girls' instrument choices. The texts of these blogs were analysed and coded according to emergent themes. Online participants used CMCs to provide mutual support, seek out role models, highlight the relationship between physical appearance and playing a specific instrument, comment on the performance of musicians of the opposite sex, examine the relationship between music genre and musicians' gender, and debate sexual orientation issues related to instrument choice. Our results show that the web can be a supportive place for these instrumentalists as well as a place that replicates the harassment they may experience in person.
ABSTRACT How do the characteristics and behaviours of creative people mesh with their roles as fa... more ABSTRACT How do the characteristics and behaviours of creative people mesh with their roles as faculty members? How do the opportunities and demands of today’s college environments play into the work lives of arts faculty? And what are the implications of these questions for thinking about how best to lead artists and arts scholars in colleges and universities? This article explores these questions through an examination of servant leadership, an approach that focuses on service as an underlying principle of leadership. Intertwined with a discussion of creative people and optimal characteristics of those who lead them, I describe current conditions of colleges and universities and what being a college leader may be like. I then present characteristics of servant leaders and attempt to draw some parallels between servant leadership behaviours and needs of faculty and students in the arts. Finally, I summarize some potentially positive outcomes of servant leadership as well as some of the model’s possible drawbacks and challenges.
This chapter describes a five-year evaluation of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Learning Through Music... more This chapter describes a five-year evaluation of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Learning Through Music (LTM) program by a team from the Center for Arts Education Research at Teachers College, Columbia University. The LTM partnership focused on the collaborative development of music-integrated curriculum resources that supported the existing classroom curriculum. Outcomes were assessed through classroom observations, test scores, focus groups, interviews, and surveys. Data were collected from students, teachers, principals, parents, orchestra musicians, and administrators. The results showed that students’ interest in music increased and they developed skills and understandings in disciplines other than music. Teachers’ interest in music increased and their pedagogical skills were enhanced. LTM also had a positive effect on school communities and orchestra musicians felt more closely linked to the community and to children in the community.
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