RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING FINE ARTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING FINE ARTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE
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2006-06
Authors
Badamasi, Rabi’u A.
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Abstract
The research is a Descriptive Survey. It concerned with the
relationship between theory and practice of teaching fine arts. It aimed
describing in a systematic manner the facts about the state of arts teaching.
The study was interested in describing the relationship between theory and
practice of teaching fine arts in secondary school in Kano State. The study
was not trying to indicate their magnitude of the relationship between the
two complimentary variables, but describe its cause and effect on arts
teaching.
The major problem of the study is the wide gap that is created
between the teaching of theory and practical arts courses in senior secondary
schools in the state. So the main objective of the study was to find out the
degree of such relationship or gap for proper solution.
The study covered the eleven (11) secondary schools, selected for the
ten (10) Zonal Education Areas which offered Fine Arts in Kano State.
Considerable number of students and Fine Arts teachers were sampled from
the population for the study. And, the research findings show that, there was
a large amount of gap existing between theory and practice of teaching Fine
Arts in secondary schools. This was the major cause of the problems facing
the teaching and learning of Fine arts in Kano State.
Based on the finds, it is recommended that equally contribution
should be given to both theory and practice in schools. Both are important to
art education. The time table should made it possible
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Being a Thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School,
A.B.U. Zaria, in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the award of the degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in
Art Education.
Keywords
RELATIONSHIP,, THEORY,, PRACTICE,, TEACHING,, FINE ARTS,, SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, KANO STATE