Module EFPM320 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM320: Issues of Policy and Practice in Arts Education
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to help you to:
develop knowledge and understanding of contemporary perspectives on good practice in arts education in and out of formal education interrogate the role and value of arts education partnerships
develop an understanding of the role of policy in arts education curricula and practices using national and international contexts
develop knowledge and understanding of approaches to evaluation and assessment in arts education and how outcomes are used
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate increased breadth and depth of knowledge of policies and practices that relate to your areas of expertise and interest (ie in one or more arts disciplines); 2. develop appropriate modes of assessment and evaluation for arts educational outcomes; 3. demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the role of arts partnerships in education; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. develop a critical response to professional and policy literature that relates to arts education; 5. demonstrate skills relevant to assessment and evaluation processes; |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. undertake both directed and independent study to recognise, justify and analyse key ideas in the literature and relate to practice; 7. work collaboratively in small groups with peers; 8. present ideas verbally and through writing; and engage in critical reflective debate. |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Addison, N. & Burgess, L. (Eds.) (2012) Debates in art and design education. London: Routledge.
Abbs, P. (2003) Against the flow: Education, the arts and post modern culture. London: Routledge Falmer
Bodilly, S. & Augustine, C.H. (2008) Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-wide Coordination. Santa Monica, CA: Rand. [Also available online: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/arts-education/Community-Approaches-to-Building-Arts-Education/Documents/Revitalizing-Arts-Education-Through-Community-Wide-Coordination.pdf ]
CAPE UK (2008) Teacher Artist Partnership Programme (TAPP): Perspectives from the Literature. Leeds, CapeUK. Available here: http://www.capeuk.org/assets/files/CapeUK_TAPP_02.pdf
David Wood Consultants (2012). Creative Partnerships Change Schools Programme Synoptic Evaluation 2011. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education.
Department for Education (2013) Cultural Education, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cultural-education,
Green,L. (2008) Music, Informal Learning and the School, Ashgate
OECD (2013) Art for Art’s Sake, http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/arts.htm
Peppler, K. (2011) New opportunities for interest-driven arts learning in a digital age. Available online:http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/arts-education/key-research/Pages/New-Opportunities-for-Interest-Driven-Arts-Learning-in-a-Digital-Age.aspx
UNESCO (2006) Road Map for Arts Education http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CLT/CLT/pdf/Arts_Edu_RoadMap_en.pdf
Zakaras, L & Lowell, J. F. (2008) Cultivating demand for the arts: Arts learning, arts engagement, and state arts policy. Available online: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/audience-development-for-the-arts/key-research/Documents/Arts-Learning-and-Arts-Engagement.pdf