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The variables affecting the curricular decisions of secondary art teachers

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  • "A randomized sample of 144 secondary art teachers was studied. The sample was stratified as to size of school enrollment (small, medium, large) and school level (junior high school and senior high school). Questionnaires were sent to the randomized sample."
  • "Both write-in responses and a Likert-type scale were used in the questionnaire to collect data. The Likert responses were factor analyzed. As a result, the oblique rotation determined three variables affected the curricular decisions of secondary art teachers. These three variables were external influences (Factor I), interactive influences (Factor II), and internal influences (Factor III)."
  • "Art is a low structure discipline open to numerous curricular options. Art teachers can elect to teach various media, art principles, art elements, and art styles spanning the history of art. Art teachers, specifically secondary art teachers (grades 7-12), seemingly have many curricular options from which to choose. There appears to be much room to exercise curricular autonomy."
  • "External influences explained the most variance. As a result, the curricular decisions of art teachers were determined to be more affected by such eternal influences as state frameworks, provided course outlines, parents and a traditional art curriculum than originally realized. Interactive influences (Factor II) explained the second greatest amount of variance. Involved in interactive influences are aspects of money, supplies, class size, students' physical and emotional maturity levels, student ideas, attitudes and art background. Internal influences (Factor III) accounted for the least amount of variance. Involved in this factor were aspects of a teacher's interests, abilities, ideas, and what is personally considered valuable in an art curriculum. In effect, the curricular decision process of secondary art teachers was determined to be a complex combination of these three factors."
  • "However, constraints on curricular autonomy do exist. Such constraints may include state art frameworks, provided course outlines, persons in authority, and money constraints. The interplay of curricular autonomy and curricular constraints can affect curricular decisions. To ascertain specifically which factors were involved in these decisions, the variables affecting the curricular decisions of secondary art teachers were studied."

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  • "Academic theses"
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