29.054 - Exploring Equity and Access for Priority Populations: Learning From Students, Teachers, and Arts Partnerships

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The session presents three studies focused on urban student engagement in arts residencies, teacher professional development as leverage for equity, and arts partnerships programming for equitable access over time. Each study suggests different perspectives on opportunities for arts learning and raises questions on how to define terms and effect measurable change. Presenters will also explore the role of cross-site communication and collective focus on arts opportunities to guide policy decision making in arts partner organizations and school districts.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Arts and Learning

Chair

• Gail Burnaford, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Papers

• The Development of a Scale to Assess Student Arts Engagement in Low-Income Urban Schools - Bina Ali, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Annie Begle, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

• The Impact of Arts Integration Professional Development on Equity and Access in Teaching and Learning - Suzanne M. Katz, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

• Examining Access and Equity in Arts Partnerships Programming: A Continuum of Impact Exploratory Study - Gail Burnaford, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Discussant

• Larry Scripp, New England Conservatory of Music