This research was carried out to determine student views on distance education through art and design courses. The study group of the research consists of 45 undergraduate students studying at different faculties of Izmir Katip Çelebi University in Turkey during the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. The focus of the article is to…

While most educators will agree that an on-ground classroom education is the preferred pedagogic method, circumstances don't always allow for this. Most traditional survey of art history courses have relied upon the time tested pedagogical model built on the darkened classroom dual side-by-side slide projector format. This approach dates back to…

This exploratory case study examines the National Youth Art Movement Against Gun Violence intervention launched in Chicago in 2017 that used public art and new media creation to engage youth in activism for gun violence prevention. Five African American and Latino youth artists participated in the program; the study focuses on three of the…

While middle school is a critical phase for science career development for all students (Maltese & Tai, 2009), this stage presents considerations for females in science, in particular. During middle school, the decline in science interest is greater for females than males and, for most students, the level of science interest developed during…

In the leadership development sector, it is widely acknowledged that there is a gap between the theory and practice of leadership. Within the field, rapid changes in business, technology, political, and social factors have resulted in a genuine need for knowledge workers to put into practice leadership skills and to draw conclusions about the…

A wealth of literature shows positive outcomes and experiences from arts learning, yet youth access to arts education has become significantly more inequitable over the past 30 years. Alongside the growing discourse around arts learning and equity issues, there is a recognized and persistent need for more research. We conducted a critical,…

Against the backdrop of racist campus events nationwide, Jessica Hamlin and Victoria Restler came together to read, talk, and plot ways to build their understandings of Whiteness within their own teaching and institutions--one of them works with preservice artist educators and the other with emerging and established youth development…

This paper explores the transformative learning potential of an experiential, theatre-based workshop titled, "Down the Rabbit Hole." Lewis Carroll's story, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," is a tale in which Alice goes down a rabbit hole and embarks upon a fantastical and transformative journey of self with others. Loosely…

It is thought that to be successful in piano education it is important to understand how composers composed their solo piano works. In order to understand contemporary music, it is considered that the definition of today's changing music understanding is possible with a closer examination of the ideas of contemporary composers about their artistic…

Although the benefits of early science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM) education are understood, science is seldom found in early childhood education. One major impediment is teachers' perceived lack of their own competence with scientific skills. Many early childhood teachers feel that they do not know science sufficiently to…

Several preservice teachers are scattered on the floor, looking anxiously at parents and their babies as they come into the room. This is their first day at an urban community center in Ohio, where economically disadvantaged parents come to learn parenting skills while their babies are provided with care. Wide-eyed and reluctant, each student is…

Creativity emerges in all walks of life and disciplines, requiring diverse approaches and ways of thinking. This article series has taken a wide view to exploring creativity through interviews with experts in different fields (Keenan-Lechel and Henriksen 2019). Beyond disciplinary diversity, it is valuable to think broadly about the types of…

Combining the excitement from the maker movement and the novel creation of deployable makerspaces, we review the development of the Mobile Atelier for Kinaesthetic Education (MAKE) 3D. MAKE 3D is a mobile makerspace platform that can be deployed anywhere there is electricity to create a curricular spectacle of digital fabrication in particular…

It is generally assumed that visible actors in the performing arts industry maintain overall wellness despite the knowledge that an actor's life is often characterized by instability. While an actor's performance is often critiqued subjectively and critically, the variety of occupational risks associated with an actor's well-being is less closely…

This essay shares the idea of a grief garden, or a safe, public, green spaces for communities to come together and engage in activities designed for intentional grieving following tragic events and injustice. The idea is being developed by The Justice Fleet, a mobile social justice museum based in St. Louis, Missouri which fosters healing through…