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The State of Arts Education: Reflections on Values, Learners, and Content

Crum, John D.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1524676068501898

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Art History (Fine Arts).
The 5th annual State of the Arts exhibition was hosted by Ohio University’s College of Art and Design. This juried show was open to the public from September 26th through October 14th, 2017, and featured forty-two works from forty-two artists currently working in the K-12 visual art curriculums of Ohio. This essay was created in conjunction with a catalogue for this show. This thesis argues there are three major questions those working in education must wrestle with: What is the content that should be taught? How should the nature of the learner be defined? Whose values should be reflected in the classroom? Such an analysis reveals multiple mindsets coexisting and competing for a voice. The historical and philosophical movements supporting these differing mindsets have positive and negative out-workings. The correspondence with the participants in the show revealed/highlighted that these teachers are central to their art program. Furthermore, Ohio’s art curriculum accommodates the strengths of each art teacher, and if these teacher-artists are not stifled by outside forces, their perspectives can be powerful. Ultimately, this research suggests that the value of the visual arts is their ability to infuse meaning and purpose in life.
Jennie Klein, Ph. D. (Advisor)
Marilyn Bradshaw, Ph. D. (Committee Member)
Andrea Frohne, Ph. D. (Committee Member)
73 p.
Art Education
The State of the Arts Exhibition; Art Education in Ohio

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  • Crum, J. D. (2018). The State of Arts Education: Reflections on Values, Learners, and Content [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1524676068501898

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Crum, John. The State of Arts Education: Reflections on Values, Learners, and Content. 2018. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1524676068501898.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Crum, John. "The State of Arts Education: Reflections on Values, Learners, and Content." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1524676068501898

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