TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting diversity in creative art education
T2 - The case of Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London.
AU - Hayton, Annette Ruth
AU - Haste, Polly
AU - Jones, Alison
PY - 2014/11/17
Y1 - 2014/11/17
N2 - Students studying art at university in the United Kingdom tend to be female, from higher social classes and from majority ethnic groups. This paper considers some of the complex and deeply-rooted social and economic factors that militate against wider participation in the arts and describes how we started to tackle under-representation at Goldsmiths using a participatory action research approach. Working in partnership with local colleges, the project aimed to increase student diversity and widen participation in the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art Degree. The need for university applicants to have the 'right sort' of cultural capital is particularly marked in Fine Art, indicating that standard widening participation aspiration-raising activities would not solve the problem. A range of interventions were developed to support potential applicants, underpinned by participatory action research. The flexibility and responsiveness of the research model allowed us to reflect on and respond to issues as they arose and to achieve immediate positive impact.
AB - Students studying art at university in the United Kingdom tend to be female, from higher social classes and from majority ethnic groups. This paper considers some of the complex and deeply-rooted social and economic factors that militate against wider participation in the arts and describes how we started to tackle under-representation at Goldsmiths using a participatory action research approach. Working in partnership with local colleges, the project aimed to increase student diversity and widen participation in the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art Degree. The need for university applicants to have the 'right sort' of cultural capital is particularly marked in Fine Art, indicating that standard widening participation aspiration-raising activities would not solve the problem. A range of interventions were developed to support potential applicants, underpinned by participatory action research. The flexibility and responsiveness of the research model allowed us to reflect on and respond to issues as they arose and to achieve immediate positive impact.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897368107&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01425692.2014.899891
DO - 10.1080/01425692.2014.899891
M3 - Article
SN - 0142-5692
VL - 36
SP - 1258
EP - 1276
JO - British Journal of Sociology of Education
JF - British Journal of Sociology of Education
IS - 8
ER -