Styles, Genna Alethya
(2021)
Building Quality Teaching Artists through Apprenticeship: The Value of Professional Development and Rubrics.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Quality arts education has proven benefits for students, particularly for youth of marginalized resource-poor environments. These benefits, however, are typically dependent upon the quality of the Teaching Artist. The review of literature illuminated three key components of powerful teaching artistry: effective pedagogy, centering social justice, and accomplished artistry, including developing an identity as a Teaching Artist. An analysis of the Apprenticeship program at Everyman Theatre determined that there was a need for clearer, more specific learning goals and outcomes. This inquiry project tested and refined a learning system for an apprenticing Teaching Artist with the goal of improving rubric scores measuring the three key components by at least 30%. Improvement Science methods were used to study the problem of practice and engage in iterative cycles to improve the training provided to an Apprentice. This study found that a critical component of addressing social justice in teaching artistry includes learning to balance student agency and the need to lead students toward artistic skill-based competencies. Secondly, in service of a performance, an apprenticing Teaching Artist will need to learn how to use knowledge of pedagogy to guide skill-building. Lastly, understanding identity and continuing education supports a career trajectory in teaching artistry. Overall, the Apprentice made an average improvement of 43.59% in all three categories during this study. Limitations of this study acknowledge a small sample size and the context of a global pandemic that severely impacted the world of performing arts.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
31 August 2021 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
3 June 2021 |
| Approval Date: |
31 August 2021 |
| Submission Date: |
24 July 2021 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
102 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Learning Sciences and Policy |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Teaching Artists, Professional Development, Apprenticeship, Social Justice,
Theatre Arts, Pedagogy, Accomplished Artistry, Improvement Science, Arts Education |
| Date Deposited: |
31 Aug 2021 17:41 |
| Last Modified: |
31 Aug 2021 17:41 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/41490 |
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