Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
Art Education
Committee Chair
Victoria Fergus.
Committee Co-Chair
Ronald Aman
Committee Member
Alison Helm
Committee Member
Erika Osborne
Abstract
A place-based pedagogy is a call for educators to utilize local environs in content curricula to build upon and enrich instruction for students. This study examines the potential for K-12 schools in West Virginia to reasonably adhere to place-based art education methods in visual arts curricula. Data collection consisted of interviews conducted with three West Virginia public school art educators and three community specialists who work in the fields of art, ecology, and art education. Using qualitative analysis, the open-ended responses from both the teachers and the community specialists were analyzed. The conclusion section reviews limitations to placebased education expressed by the educators, and examines how community specialists may create a "bridge" with schools that would facilitate such lessons.
Recommended Citation
Drexler, Marie L., "Inquiry into Place-Based Education in Art" (2012). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 684.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/684