Considering the Arts in School Turnaround

• In Event: Implementation and Outcomes of Arts Education Programs

Abstract

In the last five to ten years, arts education has become a focus of some school turnaround efforts, but few studies have examined how arts-based turnaround programs are implemented. Given this lack of empirical research, we sought to investigate the national Turnaround Arts program, operated by the Kennedy Center and spread among 70 schools in 12 states and Washington D.C. Research questions guiding this investigation were: (a) In what ways is Turnaround arts perceived and implemented at the local level? (b) In what ways do Turnaround Arts stakeholders make sense of implementation, including goals, outcomes, and pedagogies?

Authors

• Ryan David Shaw, Michigan State University

• Cara Bernard, University of Connecticut - Storrs