Researcher will review literature, studies and research published in recognized medical and education journals, periodicals and research-oriented online website databases, i.e. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), for the purpose of investigation and identification of valid data related to self-esteem and adolescent females in the United States. The literature review is a critical evaluation of previously published material which will enable the researcher to establish content and a valid experimental design for the development of an after school arts program (Empowerment Thru Art) for 100 female adolescents (aged 12-15) from LMS in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The student participants will engage in a series of ten (10) art lessons with each lesson incorporating activities and providing information designed with multi-cultural inspiration to promote gender empowerment. Upon completion of the program, students will be surveyed for the purpose of determining whether engaging in creative art activities and lessons provided during the Empowerment Thru Art after school arts program provided education and tools whereby low self-esteem in the female adolescent student participants was reduced or alleviated. Research Questions What are valid content and design criteria for an after school arts program that could be used to diminish the dropout rate among female adolescent students at Lynnhaven Middle School? What are the valid criteria needed to enhance self-esteem and self-efficacy for female adolescent students enrolled at Lynnhaven Middle School in Virginia Beach, VA?
Researcher will review literature, studies and research published in recognized medical and education journals, periodicals and research-oriented online website databases, i.e. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), for the purpose of investigation and identification of valid data related to self-esteem and adolescent females in the United States. The literature review is a critical evaluation of previously published material which will enable the researcher to establish content and a valid experimental design for the development of an after school arts program (Empowerment Thru Art) for 100 female adolescents (aged 12-15) from LMS in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The student participants will engage in a series of ten (10) art lessons with each lesson incorporating activities and providing information designed with multi-cultural inspiration to promote gender empowerment. Upon completion of the program, students will be surveyed for the purpose of determining whether engaging in creative art activities and lessons provided during the Empowerment Thru Art after school arts program provided education and tools whereby low self-esteem in the female adolescent student participants was reduced or alleviated. Research Questions What are valid content and design criteria for an after school arts program that could be used to diminish the dropout rate among female adolescent students at Lynnhaven Middle School? What are the valid criteria needed to enhance self-esteem and self-efficacy for female adolescent students enrolled at Lynnhaven Middle School in Virginia Beach, VA?
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