| Title |
Schmidt, Laura_MED_2023 |
| Alternative Title |
The Art of Social Justice: A Study on Attitudes and Practices of Secondary Visual Art Educators in Utah |
| Creator |
Schmidt, Laura Gigger |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
The following Master of Education thesis aims to understand the attitudes and practices of secondary art teachers in Utah towards SJAE. The goal was to determine art teachers' attitudes towards social justice pedagogy, how social issues are being discussed in the classroom, and what tools and strategies are being used to promote social justice in the classroom. |
| Abstract |
Background: Many art teachers recognize that students in the classroom have different cultural backgrounds and come from various socioeconomic classes. A social justice art education (SJAE) is an approach that incorporates multicultural art education and visual culture art education, which teaches students how to understand and interpret the messages conveyed through different images in our society. The key to successfully teaching SJAE is for the teacher to help students embrace diversity, create a positive classroom community, and focus on multicultural art. Purpose: This study aimed to understand the attitudes and practices of secondary art teachers in Utah towards SJAE. The goal was to determine art teachers' attitudes towards social justice pedagogy, how social issues are being discussed in the classroom, and what tools and strategies are being used to promote social justice in the classroom. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was used to better understand art teachers' attitudes and practices. A quantitative survey was conducted, and three art teachers were chosen for an in-depth interview. The data collected from a Likert scale survey was used in conjunction with the interviews to get a more complete picture of how art educators feel about SJAE. Results: The study showed that art teachers surveyed and interviewed were familiar with different types of social justice issues and were generally interested in incorporating lessons that would help students learn to understand, respect, and appreciate diversity. However, the study also found that many art teachers lacked the confidence, training, and time to focus on implementing a social justice pedagogy in their classrooms. |
| Subject |
Education, Secondary; Art in education; Social justice |
| Keywords |
social justice; art eduction; multicultural art eduction; Utah art educators |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2023 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
69 page pdf; 517 KB |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s698d8kk |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96898 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s698d8kk |
