Revitalizing arts education through community-wide coordination / / Susan J. Bodilly, Catherine H. Augustine, with Laura Zakaras.

• Superior document: Rand Corporation monograph series
• Author: Bodilly, Susan J.
• TeilnehmendeR: Augustine, Catherine H., 1968-; Zakaras, Laura.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (109 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

For more than 30 years, arts education has been a low priority in the nation's public schools. During fiscal crises in the 1970's and 1980's in America's urban centers, arts teaching positions were cut. More recently, arts education in schools has dwindled as schools try to increase test scores in mathematics and reading within the time constraints of the school day. Some communities have responded with initiatives aimed at coordinating schools, cultural institutions, community-based organizations, foundations, and/or government agencies to promote access to arts learning for children in and out...

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Purpose; Methods; Important Concepts; Report Organization; Study Limitations; Chapter Two - The Evolving Ecology of Arts Education; Scarcity and Variance in Public Arts Education of the 1970's; Setback Caused by Fiscal Crises; Development of Alternative Views of Purpose and Provision; Connections to and Effect of Other Education Reform Efforts; Organizational Ecology of Arts Education Today; Summary; Chapter Three - Coordination Efforts Within Six Communities; Alameda County

Boston Chicago; Dallas; Los Angeles County; New York; Summary; Chapter Four - Strategies for Improving Access and Quality; Strategies to Improve Access; Progress on Access; Strategies to Improve Quality; Tensions and Limitations Inherent in Strategies; Summary; Chapter Five - Sparking and Sustaining Coordination Across Providers and Influencers; Coordination as an Enabler of Improved Access and Quality; Conditions That Foster Coordination; Conditions That Impede Coordination; Advantages of Participating in Coordination Efforts; Drawbacks of Participating in Coordination Efforts; Summary

Chapter Six - Conclusions Findings; Guidance for Practitioners; A Sometimes Powerful, but Also Fragile Approach; References