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ArtsSmarts at Caslan School : a longitudinal case study / Yvette Stack ; Helen Raham, editor.
What do we know about school-based interventions to improve outcomes for aboriginal students? This longitudinal case study yields important insights to this question. Author Yvette Stack documents the impact of the ArtsSmarts program in a small K-9 school in northern Alberta serving children of a Metis community. Struggling with poor student achievement, attendance, behaviour, and parental involvement, the school received a $317,000 grant to tackle these persistent challenges by infusing the core curriculum with arts. Her report describes the three-year ArtsSmart intervention at Caslan and traces its impact on students, staff, participating artists and community. An overview of the research related to arts-based education and aboriginal schooling is connected to the findings. The final chapter discusses important questions of capacity and conditions for success for such sweeping initiatives and concludes with a set of recommendations for policy and practice. Stack's insightful commentary illuminates the complexity of school improvement and the internal and external structures necessary to support it. Other schools and districts undertaking similar journeys will find both inspiration and practical advice to help them succeed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780973775563 :
- Physical Description: 82 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Kelowna, B.C. : Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education, c2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references: (p. 75-77) |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Background -- Goals of the ArtsSmarts initiative -- Purpose of the study -- Methodology and data collection -- Quantitative data -- Limitations -- Literature review -- Arts integration -- Professional development and program implementation -- Aboriginal education -- Summary -- Implementing ArtsSmarts at Caslan School -- Context -- Year one activities -- Year two activities -- Year three activities -- Financial overview -- Summary -- Findings -- Impact on students -- Impact on teachers -- Impact on support staff -- Impact on artists -- Impact on school and community -- Summary of findings related to project goals -- Implications for policy and practice -- Discussion -- Lessons learned -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Provincial achievement tests: raw scores 2003-2006 -- Appendix B: Interview and focus group questions, students -- Appendix C: Interview and focus group questions, teachers and support staff -- Appendix D: Interview and focus group questions, artists. |
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| Topic Heading: | First Nations. Aboriginal. First Nations. Aboriginal. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas Campus Library | NX 280 .S83 2007 (Text) | 58500000003566 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Thompson Campus Library | NX 280 .S83 2006 (Text) | 38500000349287 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
