Becoming Somebody: How Arts Programs Support Positive Identity for Middle School Girls

Becoming Somebody: How Arts Programs Support Positive Identity for Middle School Girls

Argues that arts education makes it possible for students to imagine themselves out of their current identities, describing how a middle school theater arts program supported female students' positive identities. Observation and interview data indicated that tools gained in the program transfor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education and urban society 2001-08, Vol.33 (4), p.388-408
Hauptverfasser: Holloway, Debra L., LeCompte, Margaret D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescents
Art Education
Arts
Education
Education policy
Females
Gender Issues
Girls
Identity
Learning Processes
Middle School Students
Middle Schools
Performing arts education
Secondary Education
Self Concept
Self Expression
Self image
Self-esteem
Sociology of education
Student Attitudes
Student Needs
Students
Theater Arts
Thinking Skills
Urban Education
Urban studies
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Zusammenfassung:Argues that arts education makes it possible for students to imagine themselves out of their current identities, describing how a middle school theater arts program supported female students' positive identities. Observation and interview data indicated that tools gained in the program transformed girls' attitudes toward education and other aspects of their lives, shifting their ideas about themselves and their futures. (SM)
ISSN:0013-1245
1552-3535
DOI:10.1177/0013124501334004