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Direct linkPrice, Cecelia Joyce – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Employing the research approach known as portraiture, this study investigated the varying ways in which three secondary English language arts teachers at a visual and performing arts high school conceptualized and designed multimodal literacy learning. Also studied were the ways in which their students responded to these designs; and in keeping…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Multiple Literacies, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Richardson, Eileen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this action research study was to examine Reader's Theater as an instructional and motivational strategy for underachieving students (N = 24) in a ninth- and tenth- grade Literacy for Life classroom. The Literacy for Life course was designed to assist high school students reading below an eighth-grade level. The research took place…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Underachievement, Grade 9, Grade 10
Leonard, Alison E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation chronicles the qualitative case study of a dance artist-in-residence at a diverse and inclusive K-5 school in an urban district, integrating science, social studies, physical education, music, and visual arts school curriculum and culminating in two public performances. This study focused on how students made meaning through this…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Dance Education, Urban Schools
Berman, Karen J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze how cognitive theories apply to the way theatre directors conceptualize a play. This mixed methodology study involved both quantitative and qualitative research to assess creativity in 13 undergraduate theatre directors-in-training and several professional theatre directors. Research from the study of…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Theater Arts, Drama, Creativity
Davidson, Maaike T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This sequential, mixed method, QUAN-QUAL study redefines the craft of teaching into the science ("what"), art ("how"), and the business of teaching to assess and prepare preservice teachers. It also measures the effectiveness of using theatrical elements as teaching strategies to effectively develop preservice teachers in the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
Spero, Andrea McEvoy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Urban youth in the United States often experience daily human rights violations such as racism and violence. Therefore, Human Rights Education (HRE) can strengthen their understanding of these issues and unleash their power to act toward positive change. This qualitative study attempted to gain a deeper understanding of the use of performance arts…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Civil Rights, Social Bias, Qualitative Research
