ERIC Number: EJ950120
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1063-2913
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A Survey of Teaching Artists in Dance and Theater: Implications for Preparation, Curriculum, and Professional Degree Programs
Anderson, Mary Elizabeth; Risner, Doug
Arts Education Policy Review, v113 n1 p1-16 2012
This study investigates teaching artists whose work is rooted in dance and theater. Although the term remains both ambiguous and debated, teaching artists provide a good deal of arts education delivery in P-12 and afterschool programs throughout the United States. Based on survey data from a range of teaching artists across the nation (N = 133), this study presents emergent trends including: (1) lack of preparation, (2) workplace issues and challenges, and (3) mixed attitudes regarding teaching artist professionalization and credentialing. We conclude with several recommendations for postsecondary curriculum development in dance and theater degree programs. (Contains 17 notes and 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Artists, Art Teachers, Dance Education, Theater Arts, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Characteristics, Employment, Employment Experience, Educational Attainment, Motivation, Professional Development, Teacher Certification, Undergraduate Study, College Programs, Masters Programs, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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