Department Chair
Kevin J. Miller, Ed.D., Dean of the Graduate School
Date of Award
5-2018
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Multidisciplinary Studies - Individualized Option, M.A.
Department
Multidisciplinary Studies
Advisor
Kenneth Payne, M.F.A., Professor of Art & Design
Department Home page
http://graduateschool.buffalostate.edu/
First Reader
Kenneth Payne, M.F.A., Professor of Art & Design
Second Reader
Lin Xia Jiang, M.F.A., Professor of Art & Design
Abstract
Comparative Study on Urban and Suburban Art Education
Summary
The thesis on a “Comparative Study of Urban vs. Suburban Art Education” will be a discussion on the history of fine arts curriculum. Showing the historical evolution of fine art instruction in Europe, and how it is significant for visual arts in the history of human civilization. The thesis will provide a timeline of people and events showing the development of Art Education in the United States of America. Exploring what legislation involving public and private institutions helped enact change in Education for the visual arts. How art teachers over the ensuing decades altered and perfected their craft. The philosophical view of the art teacher or pedagogy will be explored and what it takes to successfully administer that philosophy to the student. How public-school districts responded, to changing the priority regarding art curriculum. The primary objective of the thesis will be to answer the question. Why are Urban Students falling behind in art education, compared to Suburban Students? The thesis will do a comparative analysis on factors that would be relevant to the success of a child’s education. These factors being social economic background, the physical environment of the child’s home, family status of students and funding status of an Urban and Suburban school district. The curriculum practices of both types of school districts will be compared and scrutinized, from this analysis a conclusion will be formed to answer. Why are Urban Students not as successful at art education as Suburban Students?
Recommended Citation
Puerto, Estevan Jose Jr, "Comparative Study on Urban and Suburban Art Education" (2018). Multidisciplinary Studies Theses. 14.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/multistudies_theses/14
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Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons, Art Education Commons, Art Practice Commons
