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Zimmerman, Aaron Samuel – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2020
Learning to become a democratic educator requires listening to and learning from the perspectives, values, goals, and concerns of local communities. Obtaining and learning from this knowledge, however, is not without its challenges. This article will present an overview of community-engaged teacher education as well as some of the challenges…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Poetry, Neoliberalism
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Geagea, Antoinette; MacCallum, Judith – Australian Educational Researcher, 2020
This study examined how a Creative Arts Initiative (CAI) outreach program could develop aspirations for higher education among students from low-SES backgrounds in Western Australia. Using the lens of bio-ecological systems and social capital frameworks, the Creative Arts program was examined as a facilitator of interactions between students and…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Art Activities, Academic Aspiration, Higher Education
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Cramer, Neva V. – Texas Association for Literacy Education Yearbook, 2018
Many students in American schools are facing educational limitations due to the effects of poverty and homelessness. Educator preparation programs must address the needs of this special population of poverty by providing training in trauma-informed pedagogy. The goal is to make teachers more aware of the effects of poverty and provide additional…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Poverty, Homeless People, Teacher Education Programs
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Broome, Jeffrey L.; Heid, Karen; Johnston, Jan; Serig, Dan – Art Education, 2015
The practice of mixing grade levels in school settings is increasing (Nishida, 2009) and one third of classrooms worldwide already combine two or more grade levels (Cornish, 2006a). However, many teachers are assigned such mixed-grade groupings without training, and there is some evidence that this may be particularly true for art teachers…
Descriptors: Art Education, Mixed Age Grouping, Art Teachers, Teaching Methods
Hare, Mark – Online Submission, 2013
The RocCity Scholars Program was developed to establish the efficacy of replicating the Rosen Scholars Program (ERIC #ED451789). Both programs were offered in inner-city environments, (New York City and Rochester) and both targeted the same under-served populations: college-bound academic achievers who were culturally, socially and financially…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Urban Areas, At Risk Students, Disadvantaged Youth
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Armon, Joan; Uhrmacher, P. Bruce; Ortega, Tony – Art Education, 2009
"Letras y Arte: Literacy and Art" is a 3-week summer course at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, offering a social justice approach to art education. In this article, the authors outline the background of "Letras y Arte," contextualize the program in art education, and explain three strategies for engaging students: (1)…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Art Education, Learner Engagement, Visual Arts