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ERIC Number: EJ622275
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
Making Connections: Getting Teens To Talk about Art.
Witmer, Susan; Borst, Julia
Art Education, v52 n5 p33-38 Sep 1999
Describes the Peers on Contemporary Art (POCA) program at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), for which 9th-12th grade students act as tour guides. Focuses on issues such as the students' role in curriculum planning, the application and training process, description of the tours, and reasons for POCA's success. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Education, Diversity (Student), High School Students, Museums, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Program Content, Secondary Education, Student Participation, Student Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Tour Guides