An Exploration of Quality in Visual Art Teaching of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Visual Arts Program within International Schools
You are invited to participate in a research study entitled An Exploration of Quality in Visual Art Teaching of the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB DP ) Visual Arts (VA) Program within International Schools. The purpose of the research is to gain a better understanding of quality; defining, encouraging and supporting it within the teaching of Visual Arts in the International Baccalaureate’s Diploma program in International Schools. The results of this study will inform recommendations for IB DP VA teacher professional development.
A secondary purpose of the research is to collect data to inform a work of Research-Creation which will be a creative fictional work of writing (novella). The intention, is to allow for this work to evolve through the culminating research, collected data, combined with the principal researchers own creative self-reflections. Relevant to this form, is that the work of Research Creation will not include an identifying characteristics to the participants in the study.
The research question for this study asks what does the principal researcher need to know in order to create recommendations to support professional development that encourages quality for IB DP VA teachers within the IB DP VA classroom.
PURPOSE:
As an IB DP VA teacher currently teaching the IB DP VA course within International schools, you have relevant, critical and important perspectives about defining, encouraging and supporting the pursuit of quality within your IB DP VA classroom. As principal researcher, I would be most grateful if you would be willing to share your thoughts and experiences as an IB DP VA teacher by completing an online survey and then participating in either a series of individual interviews or focus group discussion interviews as your perspective as an IB DP VA teacher is integral to my research.
TWO COMPONENTS OF STUDY:
Part One: An Online Survey: If you consent to participate, participation in the online survey should take 30-45 minutes. The focus on this survey is for Secondary VA teachers currently teaching the IB DP VA curriculum within International Schools to share their perspectives on the teaching of the IB DP VA course. Please note that participation in this survey/questionnaire is anonymous except for those who opt into the follow-up Individual Interviews and/or Focus Group Interviews.
When you click to access the Online Survey you will be asked to consent to participate.
When you click to access the Online Survey you will be asked to consent to participate.
Part Two: A Case Study: At the conclusion of the survey, you will invited to participate further in the Case Study; either as a solo participant in a series of 3 individual interviews or as a member of a 3-5 member panel in a series of focus group discussions interviews.
Both individual interviews and focus group discussional interviews will be conducted in a series of 3 thirty minute online using the zoom platform scheduled at key points throughout the 2023/2024 school year (beginning/mid/end :September/January/April).
The focus of the Case Study (both individual interviews and focus group discussion interviews) is to explore your perspective as an IB DP VA teacher on quality teaching within the IB DP VA program relevant to your own teaching practice.
Click here if you would like to express your interest to participate in the Case Study (without completing the survey)
Both individual interviews and focus group discussional interviews will be conducted in a series of 3 thirty minute online using the zoom platform scheduled at key points throughout the 2023/2024 school year (beginning/mid/end :September/January/April).
The focus of the Case Study (both individual interviews and focus group discussion interviews) is to explore your perspective as an IB DP VA teacher on quality teaching within the IB DP VA program relevant to your own teaching practice.
Click here if you would like to express your interest to participate in the Case Study (without completing the survey)
For more information on the study, click here to access the Letter of Information.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact me.