COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Access to Arts Education in Atlanta Public High Schools Under the High School Transformation Initiative
Creator:
Barefoot, Shana Renee
Subject:
Thesis (M.A.) -- Arts Administration
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Arts Administration
Rights:
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Abstract:
Atlanta, Georgia is a hub of commerce and culture, central to its state rankings of fourth
for total number for creative industry employees and eleventh in total number of creative
industries per capita. Atlanta is home to hundreds of non-profit arts organizations including the
world renowned Woodruff Arts Center. Within the city limits, at the heart of all this industry, sits
the Atlanta Public School (APS) district. The goal of this thesis is to determine the state of access
to art education for students in the APS since the implementation of the High School
Transformation Initiative (HSTI) from 2005-2011, a specially designed program for structural
reform which divided existing schools into smaller, theme-based, learning centers. A case study
revealed an inequality of access to arts education in APS high schools as a result of the HSTI.
This thesis places emphasis on the relationship between equal access to arts education in APS
and the potential impact of that access on arts participation in the larger community.
for total number for creative industry employees and eleventh in total number of creative
industries per capita. Atlanta is home to hundreds of non-profit arts organizations including the
world renowned Woodruff Arts Center. Within the city limits, at the heart of all this industry, sits
the Atlanta Public School (APS) district. The goal of this thesis is to determine the state of access
to art education for students in the APS since the implementation of the High School
Transformation Initiative (HSTI) from 2005-2011, a specially designed program for structural
reform which divided existing schools into smaller, theme-based, learning centers. A case study
revealed an inequality of access to arts education in APS high schools as a result of the HSTI.
This thesis places emphasis on the relationship between equal access to arts education in APS
and the potential impact of that access on arts participation in the larger community.
Publisher:
Atlanta, Ga. : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2012-03
Format:
PDF: 68 p.