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A CROSS-PROVINCIAL POLICY STUDY IN CANADIAN ART EDUCATION (DELPHI)

Posted on:1987-04-27Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:The Ohio State UniversityCandidate:BAXTER, LAURIE RAEFull Text:PDF
GTID:1477390017459604Subject:Art education
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The purpose of this study was to isolate common objectives which are manifested in the various educational policies governing art education in Canada. It was hypothesized that these common elements reveal an existing consensus upon which a national policy for education in the visual arts might be formulated. Through the use of a modified policy Delphi format, the study polled two groups for three rounds of questionnaires.;The intention behind this survey procedure was to canvas those individuals who have demonstrated an interest or involvement with educational policy and decision-making in the visual arts in Canada. The participants selected for this study were comprised of two sub-groups: government officials and university faculty members. Respondents were asked to identify strategies which may have a positive impact on educational policy and decision-making in Canadian art education in the areas of curriculum, advocacy and research. This study, it is suggested, substantiates three propositions. Firstly, that the creation of a national inventory of policy objectives for the visual arts in Canada could provide the provinces with a well articulated philosophy for Canadian art education; secondly, that such an inventory to which the provinces could attach specific supplements would enhance the function of advocacy for arts education before school boards and educational administrators; and finally, that such a nation wide policy manifesto would furnish a conceptual facility for continuing communication and for expanding the relationship between visual arts policy decision-makers across the country.
Keywords/Search Tags:Policy, Art, Education
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