Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard Project
The aim of this action-research project was to evaluate the impact of high school students’ involvement in community-oriented, art-based work in the social studies. In Detroit, high school students engaged in persuasive writing and design while exploring community issues. The project culminated in...
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Journal of Social Studies Education Research
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| description | The aim of this action-research project was to evaluate the impact of high school students’ involvement in
community-oriented, art-based work in the social studies. In Detroit, high school students engaged in persuasive
writing and design while exploring community issues. The project culminated in the installation of student artwork
on a billboard in the city’s cultural center. Mixed methods were employed to evaluate the project; forty-seven
students completed surveys at its conclusion. The findings suggest that creative projects with real-world
applications are motivational, and they promote civic education. The majority of the students reported that their
awareness of community issues had increased. This study has implications for the implementation of projects for
democratic education and service learning, arts integration in the social studies, and the use of authentic assessments
in contextual, culturally responsive teaching |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ac55eaf63184fb09df9addc4e262d582023-08-03T17:45:27ZengJournal of Social Studies Education ResearchJournal of Social Studies Education Research1309-91082015-05-0161125Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard ProjectJulie Anne TAYLOR0Okezie IROHA1The University of Michigan-Dearborn Douglass Academy for Young Men in Detroit- MichiganThe aim of this action-research project was to evaluate the impact of high school students’ involvement in community-oriented, art-based work in the social studies. In Detroit, high school students engaged in persuasive writing and design while exploring community issues. The project culminated in the installation of student artwork on a billboard in the city’s cultural center. Mixed methods were employed to evaluate the project; forty-seven students completed surveys at its conclusion. The findings suggest that creative projects with real-world applications are motivational, and they promote civic education. The majority of the students reported that their awareness of community issues had increased. This study has implications for the implementation of projects for democratic education and service learning, arts integration in the social studies, and the use of authentic assessments in contextual, culturally responsive teachinghttps://www.jsser.org/index.php/jsser/article/view/331service learningarts integrationcivic education |
| spellingShingle | Julie Anne TAYLOR Okezie IROHA Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard Project Journal of Social Studies Education Research service learning arts integration civic education |
| title | Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard Project |
| title_full | Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard Project |
| title_fullStr | Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard Project |
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| title_short | Social Studies Education and Public Art: The Detroit Billboard Project |
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| topic | service learning arts integration civic education |
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