visual_art_studies
Department of Art and Art History

Theses Completed (2002-2011)

  • ASHA, TIFFANY, “Teaching Middle Eastern Art to Promote Cultural Understanding in the Secondary Classroom” (2003)
  • BATSON, AMANDA, Intent Verses Outcomes of International Mural Exchange. (2011)
  • BOYD, JONI, “Examining Populations in Community Art Programs: A Multiple Case Study” (2007)
  • BROOKS, NICHOLAS, Design and Development: Social Empowerment in Two Community Art Programs in Brazil. (2011)
  • CANTU, MARY ELIZABERTH, An Analysis of Major Texas Newspapers¡¦ Coverage of K-12 Education Curriculum Content Areas, With A Focus Toward Art Education. (2008)
  • CARTER, MARJORIE, Preserving Culture Through PintaRebirth: How Public Institutions Can Better Serve Minority Teens. (2008)
  • CASCO, MILADY DIANE, Politics, Identity, and art Education: An Ethnographic Case Study of MARTE and Cultural Revitalization in El Salvador. (2010)
  • CHAPPELL, JENNIFER, “The Efficacy of an Arts-Integrated Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning and Teaching” (2002)
  • CHOREY, KENDALL, Art & Activism 1968-1974: A Season of Protest at The University of Virginia. (2011)
  • CHOWNING, JENNIFER, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: An Investigation of Art Education Practices” (2003)
  • CURRY, KENDRA WYNNE, Creative Catalysts: A Narrative Investigation of Pivotal Learning Experiences, through Conversation with Six Contemporary Artists. (2010)
  • DELOSSO, LISA, A Phenomenon of Thought: Liminal Theory in the Museum. (2010)
  • FELDHUSEN, MARY ELIZABETH, Art Museum Docents and Art Criticism Inquiry Methods For Successful Art Interpretation: An Analysis Of Methods And Practical Application” (2006)
  • FOWLES, COURTNEY, “Students as Choice Makers: Integrating the Visual Arts with Student Issues” (2007)
  • FOX, SHEILA KAY, Strategies for Assessing the Benefits of Arts in corrections Programming. (2008)
  • FREEMAN, ALEXANDER, Bridging Ruskin and Dow: Charles Caffin and Picture Study. (2009)
  • GARNER, APRIL CAIN, “Experience And Motivation: Stories Of Teachers Developing And Utilizing Museum Teaching Agendas” (2006)
  • GEIER, ELIZABETH, Eight Years, Eight Obstacles: Beatrice Whitney Van Ness and the Influence of Progressive Education. (2008)
  • GLOVER, LAUREN, Art Education for Girls: Juliette Gordon Low and Early Girl Scouting. (2011)
  • HAYES, KELLY, Divergent Directions: An Investigation into the Committee of Ten on Elementary Art Education. (2009)
  • HINCHEY, BRIANNA CLAIRE, Art Education in the ¡¥Green¡¦ School. (2010)
  • HOLLIDAY, GEORGIA, Three Art Teachers¡¦ Concepts of Thematic Curriculum Units and Teaching. (2008)
  • HOUDYSHELL, ANGELA, Stories of What One Family Values as Revealed through Their Experiences at the Denver Art Museum. (2011)
  • KAPLAN, SHARON, “The Analysis and Development of Evaluation Criteria for Museum Gallery Guides” (2004)
  • KHAROD, KEERTI, “Goals and Methods in Art Museum Community Outreach Programs” (2004)
  • KRAEHE, AMELIA MCCAULEY, “Re-visioning Multicultural Competencies for Texas Art Teachers” (2007)
  • LEE, YOU-JIN, “The Introduction of Classical Literature and Tactile Experience in the Enhancement of Contextual Understanding for the Study of Korean Wrapping Cloths” (2005)
  • LINDSEY, MARJORIE, “A Study of How Docents in Art Museums Use Object Labels and Wall Text in Preparing for School Children's Tours” (2003)
  • LLOYD, ELIZABETH, Worcester, Massachusetts: Art Education Motivations at the Close of the 19th Century. (2011)
  • MAHER, CAITLIN ELIZABETH, “An Investigation Of Postmodernism Research Vs. Practice” (2006)
  • MARLIN, AMANDA ZAMORA, Art from the Street: A Case Study. (2011)
  • MCCUAIG, ADRIA, Arctic-Adapted Art Education: Looking at the Art Education Experiences of Efforts of Inuit Artist Andrew Qappik. (2009)
  • MOK, JUNG HYUN, The Influence of Writing-Integrated Art Curriculum on Elementary Students¡¦ Meaning Making about Art and Visual/Material Culture. (2010)
  • MONTEMAYOR, ELIZABETH, From Theory to Practice in Art Education: Henry Schaefer-Simmern and the Self-Exploration of Artistic Potential. (2008)
  • MOODY, LESLIE ANN, Meaning Making and the Blanton Museum of Art: A Case Study. (2010)
  • MOORE, SUZANNE PHILLEY, Visual Art Learning Preferences of Older Adults. (2007)
  • MURRAY, LISA, P. T. Barnum Presents: The Greatest Classroom on Earth! Historical Inquiry into the Role of Education in Barnum¡¦s American Museum. (2009)
  • O'NEILL, CATHERINE, “A Study of Free-Choice Learning within the Hip-Hop Graffiti Sub-Culture” (2004)
  • RITZENBERG, ALEXANDRA, Visiting the Past and Eyeing the Future: Lessons We Can Learn from a 1995 Art Education Instructional Television Series. (2011)
  • ROATH, ELIZABETH, The 1941 Junior League Docent Training Course Conducted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Examination of Museum Education Beliefs and Convictions towards Volunteer Educators. (2011)
  • SCHAFFENBERGER, KAREN, “Evidence for Constructivism: The Nature of Long Term Programs for Teenagers in Ten Art Museums” (2002)
  • SCHARFF, SHEENA LEAH, Inside the Children¡¦s Art Carnival: From Two Weeks to Sixty-Seven Years. (2010)
  • SCHNEIDER, ABBEY LYNN, Museums that Care: Socially Responsive Art Museum Practices and Motivations. (2010)
  • SEVERIN, ANDREA, Exploring Characteristics of Effective Multicultural Education in Mexican and Mexican-American Art Museums. (2011)
  • SHIPLEY, JACQUELYN KILEY, “Interactive Art Educational CD-ROMs: Recommendations For Future CD-ROM Development” (2006)
  • SIGMUND, JOHN, A Community of Practice: The Constructivist Setting of a Community-Based Art Program and the Impact on Current and Former Participants. (2008)
  • SMITH, LINDSEY, The Student-Artist Based Tour: Determining Gallery Teaching Practice Beneficial for an Art Museum Tour Centered on Students as Artists. (2010)
  • SOLLI, KATRINE, “‘Story Hour Enchantress’: Anna Curtis Chandler and a Transformative Era in Museum Education at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917-1934” (2007)
  • SPONT, MARYA HELEN, Looking Beyond the Visual: Considering Multi-Sensory Experience in Education with Video Art in Installation. (2010)
  • STYLIANO, THEOPISTI, “Marketing the Art Museum: The Public's Attitudes and Beliefs” (2002)
  • SULLIVAN, MARY ELIZABETH, Uncovering Art Education During World War II. (2011)
  • THORNBERRY, KALLIE, “Paradigm Shifts, Art Education, and the Humanities: A Historical Analysis of Definitions and Trends from 1940 to 2001” (2007)
  • TIMME, MATTHEW, Art Education as Violence: Western European Artistic Influence Upon the Mandan. (2011)
  • TRAVIS, SARAH, Community-Based Material Culture Studies in Art Education: A Case Study at The University of Texas Elementary School. (2008)
  • VARON, RACHEL, “Podcasting in the Museum: Giving Emerging Adults a Voice” (2007)
  • WEBB, GUINIVIERE, Origins and Philosophy of the Butler Art Gallery and Labor Museum at Chicago Hull-House. (2010)
  • WEILER HILL, MEGAN, “Understanding and Appreciation of Public Art: Communication Patterns within Three City of Austin Art in Public Places Projects” (2002)
  • WILKY, MEGAN, Art Learning in the Home: A Survey of Households in Austin, Texas. (2009)
  • WILSON, GILLIAN, “Effects of Art Museum Expansion on Museum Education” (2005)
  • WINTERNETZ, KATHERIN, “Determining Second Grade Students' Perceptions of Cultural Artifacts Following Interdisciplinary, Object-based Teaching in the Art Classroom” (2006)
  • ZAMORA, HERLINDA, “Latino Museums and Community Involvement in the United States” (2004)