The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) at Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research addresses the previously unanswered question of what happens to alumni of performing and visual arts in its report, Forks in the Road: The Many Paths of Arts Alumni. Stereotypes and misconceptions abounded about what these graduates were doing, with one of the most common being that they are unable to find work in their desired field and therefore are forced to take jobs outside of their desired field. After receiving 13,581 responses, SNAAP was able to dispel that myth and provide a clearer picture of the activities of these graduates.
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The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength
The 2010 National Arts Policy Roundtable, The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength, focused on the role of the arts in answering the national imperative to improve education in order to meet the global challenges we face. This report is a summary of the findings of this convening at the Sundance Institute in September 2010.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Better Program Evaluation for Arts Education
Better Program Evaluation for Arts Education
Originally recorded on September 10, 2008 (90 minutes)
Program evaluations can improve the impact of arts education and help to garner more resources. This webinar provides an understanding of design, execution, and implementation of the most successful evaluations methods.
The 90-minute webinar will include a step-by-step to the evaluation process; guidance on developing evaluation questions and the methods to answer them; qualitative and quantitative instruments; and answers to your specific questions.
Presenter: Patti Saraniero, Professor of Theatre and Education, University of San Diego
Available for free to both Americans for the Arts members and non-members.
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Education Reform in the New Congress: What Could It Mean for Arts Education?
Education Reform in the New Congress: What Could It Mean for Arts Education?
Originally recorded on January 11, 2011 (90 minutes)
After a decade of debate since the last major education bill, is it time for action? According to President Obama, Education Secretary Duncan and leaders in Congress, education reform is one policy area that could find bipartisan agreement in the new Congress. However with limits on federal spending, new players in town and different ideologies there’s a lot of reasons why it may not happen.
Join this webinar to view a presentation by Americans for the Arts Director of Federal Affairs Narric Rome as he demystifies the issues and impact of federal K-12 arts education policy, identifies the federal movers and shakers in education reform for 2011, and speculates what federal action could mean for arts education at the state and district levels. The webinar will offer Q&A opportunities for the webinar participants and will include the following national arts education leaders as Commentators:
- Heather Noonan, Vice President of Advocacy, League of American Orchestras
- Debora Hansen, President, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE)
- Richard Kessler, Executive Director, The Center for Arts Education (NYC)
Free for Americans for the Arts members; not available to non-members.
National Arts Advocacy Campaigns: Overview of Case Studies and Good Practice
Based on research and responses to a survey distributed in August 2009 to the IFACCA network, the report examined a range of lobbying, advertising and grassroots arts advocacy campaigns that national arts funding agencies have undertaken over the past decade. The report also explores which strategies raised awareness of the arts and which backfired. The report is full of useful information, including the finding that a more effective way to appeal to parents is to use specific phrases such as “your kids” or “your children” rather than the generic “kids” or “children.” Other information — such as finding that many find the term “the arts” vague and confusing — present new challenges for arts advocates as we consider our work for the next year.
Teaching Artists and Their Work: Results of an Online Survey
This report shows the results of Teaching Artists and Their Work Survey: ATA’s Survey on What are Meaningful, Supportable, and Sustainable Environments for the Work of a Teaching Artist. The focus of the survey, conducted between September 2009 and March 2010 was Teaching Artists’ experiential knowledge. Teaching Artists’ from fifty states and the District of Columbia responded to the survey.
