Date of Award
12-10-2022
Document Type
Research Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MAED) in Art Education
Department
Art & Design
Instructor
Dr. Ross Schlemmer
Program Advisor
Dr. Christopher M. Strickland
Keywords
Art, attendance, education, after-school programs
Abstract/Description
Chronic absenteeism is a problem common within our education system, even more so in districts impacted by poverty. Consistent student attendance has and will continue to be an issue within our schools because it is difficult to pinpoint all the causes and issues that affect a student’s attendance. Despite this, art education, and after school art programs have been shown to improve student buy-in and help alleviate the inconsistent gaps in overall student attendance, behavior, test scores, life-skills, and improve participation within the classroom. This paper furthers the investigation by taking into consideration what the Boston and Chicago public afterschool art programs have and have not done successfully, while using the research to evaluate and construct the implementation of an after-school art program for a rural south-central Kansas school district.
Recommended Citation
Obholz, Katherine, "Combating Chronic Absenteeism with After-School Art Programs" (2022). Art 895 Research Papers. 23.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/art-etd-895/23