HelloIm Nancy Jones.

art teacher for 3

years

Stay-At-Home Mom to
Sam.

Photographer.

Born in Louisiana

Lived in Great Falls

for 20 years.

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Contemporary Art Education for
Homeschooled High School Students in Central Montana

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Great Falls

~400 Homeschool families in the county

Museums K-8th grade programs, but what about high school?

Provides homeschool students with experience in the arts and

broadens the amount of research on the homeschool
population.

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Research Questions

How would a comprehensive

contemporary high school
homeschool art
curriculum be designed and
implemented?
How can such a program
work with the local art
community?

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Literature Insights

A Brief History of
Homeschooling

Art Education and

Community

Homeschool Customization

Curriculum Development

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Research Methods
I will use action
research as the main
method to gather data:
In short, action
research is the study
and enhancement of
ones own
practice (May, 1993, p.
114)

Data Collection

Online Survey
Observational Field Notes
Photographs

Recorded Interviews
Student Written Reviews

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Data Analysis

Survey Data Understand the local

homeschool community

Student Reviews Measure student

progress

Field Notes/Photos Adjust the lessons and

curriculum for future

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Whats next?
Reach out to the homeschool community
Recruit students
Organize curriculum & lessons