Barry Oreck
The Artistic and Professional Development of Teachers
past decade arts increasingly included professional development programs general education teachers united states little known however teachers attitudes toward arts education applications arts processes teaching practice mixedmethods study data collected 423 k12 teachers indicated teachers believe arts important education use rarely hindered lack professional development intense pressure teach mandated curriculum awareness student diversity need improved motivation enjoyment learning frequently cited motivations using arts teachers selfefficacy selfimage relating creativity artistry influenced arts use personal characteristic surprisingly neither prior arts instruction current artistic practice years teaching experience significant predictors arts use classroom