Date of Award
4-2019
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Dawn Quigley
Department/School
Education
Abstract
Using the methods of culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP), teachers can not only allow students to demonstrate mastery through diverse ways of learning, but a diverse student body’s varying ethnic, cultural, and experiential backgrounds can be used to increase achievement and allow students to perform in a way that reflects their inherent brightness and intellect. While CRP has shown promise and is intended to increase achievement of all students, very few studies exist which explicitly focus on CRP in the art classroom and its impact on student achievement in art. The purpose of this action research project is to discover what, if any, effect a culturally responsive art unit has on the academic achievement of alternative high school students in the art classroom when compared to a traditional art unit that does not use CRP.
Recommended Citation
Gierhart, Cory Kent. (2019). The Impact of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy on the Academic Achievement of High School Students in an Alternative Art Class. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/300