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When An Arts Administrator Becomes an Evaluator: Perspectives from Arts Education Program Managers

Butler, Caitlin M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306511403

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2011, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Arts Policy and Administration.
This thesis explores the experiences and perspectives of art education program managers on evaluation. Using a phenomenological, narrative approach to data gathering, I interviewed program staff members at cultural institutions in a large United States city about their experiences with program evaluation, including evaluative methods, challenges, and concerns. This research produced two major conclusions: firstly, that while program managers within these centers are building and engaging in rich, iterative learning cultures, they struggle to document their efforts; and secondly, that program managers employ a broad array of approaches to evaluation methodologies that effectively respond to complex and fluid needs. These findings are contextualized within the larger literature on evaluation practice.
James Sanders, III (Advisor)
Margaret Wyszomirski (Committee Member)
110 p.
Art Education; Arts Management
arts education; arts administration; evaluation; community art

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  • Butler, C. M. (2011). When An Arts Administrator Becomes an Evaluator: Perspectives from Arts Education Program Managers [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306511403

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Butler, Caitlin. When An Arts Administrator Becomes an Evaluator: Perspectives from Arts Education Program Managers. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306511403.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Butler, Caitlin. "When An Arts Administrator Becomes an Evaluator: Perspectives from Arts Education Program Managers." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306511403

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