AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR URBAN TEENS: FOSTERING IDENTITY AND SELF-ESTEEM IN CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTIONS
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR URBAN TEENS: FOSTERING IDENTITY AND SELF-ESTEEM IN CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTIONS
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2001
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Calvillo, Elissa Angelica
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The purpose of my study is to look at contemporary art institutions in metropolitan areas of the United States to investigate how they can better serve urban teens through after-school programs.2 Through a literature review, I researched the development and educational role of contemporary art organizations, issues facing today's urban teens, and the relationship between the two. I surveyed eighty metropolitan contemporary art institutions to examine the status of programs for urban teens. I also organized a focus group of teens involved in an after-school program to learn firsthand how the after-school program has benefited their lives. In addition, I conducted three case studies of institutions that are doing innovative after-school programs for the teen community.