Hip-Hop-Inspired Art Curriculum: A Pedagogical Tool for Developing Youth's 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills

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Abstract

Today, art teachers want to engage their students in active learning but lack the pedagogical tools to do so. This study explored the perceptions of in-service art teachers who implemented a hip-hop art curriculum in an urban high school setting for developing youth’s 21st century learning and innovation skills. The research method used phenomenology to understand and discern the basic underlying structure of the meaning of participants’ perceptions and experiences. Data were collected from a combination of interview, classroom observations, and open-ended surveys. The findings indicated that hip-hop competencies were possessed by art educators who assisted in providing an equitable education for developing urban youth’s critical, creative, collaborative, and communicative skills.

Author

• Xiaoyuan Xian, New Mexico Military Institute