Motivating Urban Youth: Honoring the Experiences of Adolescents

Autor/in	Cummings, Karen L.
Titel	Motivating Urban Youth: Honoring the Experiences of Adolescents
Quelle	In: Art Education, 65 (2012) 6, S.18-24 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-3125
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Student Attitudes; Urban Youth; Art Education; Student Motivation; At Risk Students; Learner Engagement; Art Teachers; Secondary School Students; Art Activities; Classroom Environment; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Student Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Schulische Motivation; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Sekundarschüler; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Lehrerverhalten; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	Research conducted in nearly the last decade has drawn attention to the fact that adolescents often feel disconnected with schooling. Youth are described as bored, unmotivated, uninterested, not listening, and feeling averse to learning. In studies highlighting urban adolescents, feelings of disconnection, disaffection, and despair are noted. Considering that urban youth frequently confront poverty, violence, adolescent parenthood, substance abuse, and incarceration within their community, their disinterest and indifference toward schooling is understandable. Although the attitudes of urban adolescents can be justified by the social context, this does not change the challenge for teachers to engage students in learning experiences. This article discusses the practices of two urban art educators and the strategies they utilize to motivate the secondary students in their inner-city art classrooms. (Contains 8 figures and 4 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Art Education Association. 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 703-860-8000; Fax: 703-860-2960; Web site: http://www.arteducators.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10