A Multiple Case Study Examining Elementary School Art, Music, and Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions, Attitudes, and Beliefs Related to Interdisciplinary Teaching Practice

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Abstract

This multiple case study examines the perspectives of art, music and physical education teachers and school leaders related to the integrated teaching practice and the 21st Century skills movement in three different Pennsylvania elementary schools. This study details hurdles that the selected art, music and physical education teachers and school leaders contend with as they seek to increase capacity for student learning through cross-curricular integration in schools. Data were collected through guided conversation interviews and internal documents. Qualitative coding methods and arts-based research methods were employed during data analysis in this study. The findings offer various themes related to the challenges associated with 21st Century relevant integrated teaching practice as experienced by selected art, music and physical education teachers.

Author

• Ashley Jane Coudriet, University of Pittsburgh