Effective Elementary After School Art Programs for Disadvantaged Children Art Museums have historically been the bridge that help to connect communities and schools to the art world. The universal language of art crosses cultural, racial, economic, and social backgrounds. Therefore, art has always provided museums with the opportunity to incorporate cultural diversity into their After-School art programs for economically disadvantaged children.
Museums have an obligation to utilize this cultural diversity in the art world to create After-School art programs that reflect the socially and economically diverse communities that they serve. The creativity in art is a perfect platform that allow kids to express their feelings about social, …show more content…
Effects of an After-School Arts Program on Youths in Low-Income Communities: A Comparative Study of Canadian and American Youths. Best Practice In Mental Health [serial online]. Winter2009 2009;5(1):74-88. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 9, …show more content…
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TAYDP was ideally positioned to compare with the Canadian After-School art program because of its similarities with children from low-income multicultural communities. This program report represents one of the few well-controlled evaluations of a after school art programs for low-income children. The focused of this study was on the positive benefits that an After-School program can have on children and youths growing up in low-income neighborhoods. Furthermore, it evaluated whether this arts program model could be replicated in other countries exhibiting similar social and cultural conditions. The studies showed positive benefits for the students who participated in After-School art program. Statistically they made significant gains in artistic and social skills and they showed significant improvements in emotional problems. It also found Cross-national comparisons utilizing both practical and theoretical theory, using the conceptual model of an intervention. If a program proves successful in different countries, there is greater reason to believe that the conceptual model guiding the intervention has
Museums have an obligation to utilize this cultural diversity in the art world to create After-School art programs that reflect the socially and economically diverse communities that they serve. The creativity in art is a perfect platform that allow kids to express their feelings about social, …show more content…
Effects of an After-School Arts Program on Youths in Low-Income Communities: A Comparative Study of Canadian and American Youths. Best Practice In Mental Health [serial online]. Winter2009 2009;5(1):74-88. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 9, …show more content…
The
TAYDP was ideally positioned to compare with the Canadian After-School art program because of its similarities with children from low-income multicultural communities. This program report represents one of the few well-controlled evaluations of a after school art programs for low-income children. The focused of this study was on the positive benefits that an After-School program can have on children and youths growing up in low-income neighborhoods. Furthermore, it evaluated whether this arts program model could be replicated in other countries exhibiting similar social and cultural conditions. The studies showed positive benefits for the students who participated in After-School art program. Statistically they made significant gains in artistic and social skills and they showed significant improvements in emotional problems. It also found Cross-national comparisons utilizing both practical and theoretical theory, using the conceptual model of an intervention. If a program proves successful in different countries, there is greater reason to believe that the conceptual model guiding the intervention has