Public Support for Arts
Gerro researched to determine whether the members of public support the American arts industry. The author used evidence from the USA to make the pertinent determinations concerning this question. The research explores how the social status, the cultivation of esthetics, and attendance of artistic events affect the inherent attitudes of the cultural policies in the USA. The researcher sought to answer and addressed three critical research questions about the topic.
First, the research required to answer the question of whether the similar attributes of the public social status affect the attendance of artistic events. This research question also addressed the inquiry of whether the similarity of social status can affect the attitudes and opinions of funding the industry.
The second question addressed the issue of how public attendance of artistic events affects their willingness to fund the industry. This question was meant to determine whether the design of arts has transformed the perception of people towards the arts. Thirdly, the study sought to answer the inquiry concerning esthetic disposition. Specifically, it sought to determine whether this disposition affects the public funding of arts.
The inquiries were answered by a survey in both the USA and the UK to make determinations that were pertinent to the two countries. After the research, it was established that a white member of the public with high incomes was not necessarily supporting artistic funding (Gerro 24).
This implies that the level of income does not prompt the public to support or disregard the funding of arts. In the second question, it was determined that the people who attend the public artistic events support the funding of this industry. In essence, the critical interpretation of this finding is that the artists can create an emotional connection of satisfaction with the attendants.
However, the authors also identified some interesting disparities between USA and UK. The critical strong point of the research study is the fact that it analyzes the results in accordance to the affinity that exists between attendance of arts by the public, social setups and financial capability of the attendants.
In that regard, it has considered a wide scope that makes it credible and reliable. However, whereas this research has made crucial determinations regarding the funding of arts by the public, it is evident that there are some deficiencies in this research. Importantly, the researchers did not identify why the differences were noted between the two countries.
Teaching Artists in the USA
When it comes to the development of modern arts, it is important to focus on the artists who teach and train people about the various aspects of industrial practice. In this regard, Risner investigated about the hybrid life and commitment of artists who teach the arts. In specific, the paper sought to focus on the artists who train students on dance and aspects that are related to this field. The author noted that teaching artists had not been defined resolutely to determine their real descriptor.
In essence, their description has remained ambiguous and contestable in America. From a critical point of view, this is an indication that the present system has not embraced the comprehensive training program in pursuit of improvement. The researcher conducted a survey from a broad variety of dancing artists in the USA.
Particularly, the research focused on sixty-four dancing artists as the sample population for the study. Having carried out the research, it was established that three recounting and crucial themes were pertinent to the topic. First, insufficient preparation was identified as an important aspect that affected the effectiveness of the trainers. Secondly, the trainers incurred some critical challenges when undertaking the lessons.
The third issue was identified as the existence of many perspectives and view regarding the right way of training. In this regard, Risner identified that the industry has not determined the clear program and criteria of professionalization as well as certification (184). In other words, the pertinent personnel has not indicated the standards of evaluating and certifying the trainers.
The research study concluded with making recommendations about the possible ways of improving the dancing industry by introducing the tertiary dancing programs. Although the research made critical determinations, it should have included other related arts, such as music and instrumentation, in order to expand the scope of the research.
Artistic Involvement and Educational Performance
The availability of instruments is a critical determining factor when it comes to the success of arts in the USA. Accordingly, three researchers, including Young, Cordes, and Winner, sought to evaluate the relationship that exists between academic achievements and the students’ involvement in artistic works. Importantly, they wanted to determine whether the availability of artistic instruments at home and school can affect the academic achievements of children.
Although this research seems to concentrate in the academic autonomy of arts and education, it is a crucial study because it seeks to determine whether the development of arts can play a part in the failure of other sectors of the country. The research was conducted to focus on a period of ten years starting from 1998 to 2008. They compared the stated variables to different types of cognition, including participation in sports after classes, social factors, and economic aspects of the educational system.
It was established that students who were involved in sports after the class work performed better than the ones who did not participate in recreational activities (Young, Cordes, and Winner 9). Importantly, the ones who had access to musical instruments performed higher than those who could not get them.
Although this approach was effective, it was evident that the research did not take into consideration the indicative elements of parenting. Understandably, the attitudes of parents are also major factors that determine the success of students in school. As such, the effects caused by the availability of artistic instruments can be overshadowed by the attitudes of parents towards those instruments.
Freer and Bennet conducted similar research concerning the development of musical and academic identities among the university students. In essence, the researchers established that the musical artists and education have been on the opposite side for a long time. This conflict is intensified when the musician and teachers view themselves as members of one side rather than both parts.
The research conducted parallel research in both the USA and Australia whereby a sample of 72 participants was drawn from two urban universities from both countries. Through the survey that was conducted, it was established that musical identities are more visible than the educator’s persona. Essentially, the musical persona overshadows the latter and becomes the framework of determining the educators’ ideologies and techniques (Freer & Bennett 271).
Works Cited
Freer, Patrick, and Dawn Bennett. “Developing musical and educational identities in university music students.” Music Education Research 14.3 (2012): 265-284. Print.
Gerro, Tally. “Do individuals who attend the arts support public funding of the arts? Evidence from England and the USA.” Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events 4.1 (2012): 1-27. Print.
Risner, Doug. “Hybrid lives of teaching and artistry: a study of teaching artists in dance in the USA.” Research in Dance Education 13.2 (2012): 175-193. Print.
Young, Laura N., Sara Cordes, and Ellen Winner. “Arts involvement predicts academic achievement only when the child has a musical instrument.” Educational Psychology 4 (2013): 1-13. Print.