Abstract
The primary purpose of this Art Teacher Profile and Preference Survey is to better understand the educational background, educational needs, and scheduling preferences of art teachers. All too often, higher education designs programs for teachers without really exploring the interests of that population. Results from this study have implications for graduate programs, and also for district and state in-service programs.Some 141 of approximately 440 teachers (32.0%) responded to the survey. According to the survey, 67% of the art teachers do not have a master's degree, and 55% are interested in one. They are most interested in attending evening classes (62%) and one- or two-week summer classes (60%). Only 81% of the teachers claim to have backgrounds in art/art education, and 37% received their degrees from out-of-state institutions.The teachers' “very interested” rating is easily twice as much for studio courses as for art education, aesthetics, criticism, or art history. When the “very” and “moderately interested” categories are combined, interest in various art education courses ranges from 68% to 52%. Studio art classes range from 81% to 76%. Teachers' combined interest in aesthetics is 62%, art criticism 63%, and art history 61%.
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