A Preliminary Stage Theory of Teaching Artists’ Professional Development

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" A Preliminary Stage Theory of Teaching Artists’ Professional Development "
Saraniero, Patricia

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	926120
Doc. No	:	LA3t41471p
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Saraniero, Patricia
Title & Author	:	A Preliminary Stage Theory of Teaching Artists’ Professional Development [Article]\ Saraniero, Patricia
Title of Periodical	:	Journal for Learning through the Arts
Volume/ Issue Number	:	4/1
Date	:	2008
Abstract	:	Nationwide, many public school districts are struggling to keep arts education available for their students. One response to dwindling arts instruction has been the use of teaching artists. A teaching artist is at once a practicing artist and an educator. The formal empirical research on teaching artists is limited. This study used a mixed-method design, incorporating both surveys of and interviews with teaching artists, to develop a better understanding of the experiences and impact of teaching artists. A sequential quantitative-qualitative analysis process integrated two different data sets into a comprehensive whole that was able to suggest the beginnings of a stage theory of teaching artist professional development. Participating artists were from all four art areas (dance, music, theatre & visual arts) and had done teaching artist work in a k-12 public school.