VSA arts Research Symposium

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Proceedings from the 2007 VSA arts Research Symposium
The Research Symposium was a full day event exploring new solutions for the evaluation of arts education in inclusive settings. VSA arts and participants examined how evaluation strategies may foster deeper understanding of arts teaching, learning and the design of high quality instruction for all students.

The Contours of Inclusion: Frameworks and Tools for Evaluating Arts in Education

Introduction
Don Glass, Ph.D.,
VSA arts

1. Building and Evaluating “Freedom Machines”: When Is Arts Education a Setting for Equitable Learning?
Dennie Palmer Wolf, Ph.D.,
Annenberg Institute for School Reform

2. Case Example Documentation
Traci Molloy,
The Studio Museum of Harlem
Aamir Rodriguez,
Fannie Lou Hamer High School, Bronx, NY

3. What You See is What You Get: Development of an Observational Strategy
Rob Horowitz, Ph.D.,
Teachers College, Columbia University

4. “Layered Research” and Classroom Practice: Linking Research and Evaluation in Inclusive Settings
Gail E. Burnaford, Ph.D.,
Florida Atlantic University

5. Using Program Evaluation Standards in Our Work
Donna M. Mertens, Ph.D.,
Gallaudet University