DOCUMENT RESUME ED 390 743 SO 025 598 AUTHOR MacDowell, Marsha, Ed. TITLE Folk Arts in Education: A Resource Handbook. INSTITUTION Michigan Stat Univ., East. Lansing. University Museum. PUB DATE 87 NOTE 349p. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PC14 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Art Education; Cultural Pluralism; Curriculum Design: Curriculum Guides; *Educational Resources; Elementary Secondary Education; *Folk Culture; *Instructional Materials; *Program Descriptions; Program Design; Program Development; Teaching Guides; Traditionalism IDENTIFIERS *Folk Art; *Folk Patterns ABSTRACT This compendium of resources is designed for use by teachers, art educators, museum staff, youth leaders, program planners, and folklorists. Organized in the following way, chapter 1, "Folk Arts in Education," provides an overview of the development of folk-arts-in-education programs; chapter 2, "Reports from the Field," contains short reports from indiv:duals who have developed or participated in a variety of folk-arts-in education projects and programs; chapter 3, "Resources," is a listing of individuals and organizations who cuuld provide professional assistance for folk arts programming; chapter 4, "Bibliography," includes entries chosen to give general overviews of folklore study and specific references to folklife in education; and chapter 5, "Glossary," contains a short list of folklife and education terms. The remaining portion of this handbook contains excerpts from a wide range of materials developed for folk-arts-in-education projects. These excerpts indicate the variety of formats, approaches, and curriculum models used in the development of some projects. Each section of excerpts has been prefaced itri a short description. (MM) kebroduclions supplied by LDRS are the bestthat .an be made from the original document. FOLK ARTS IN EDUCATION A RESOURCE IIANDBOOK /LY:11' Michigan State Unhersity Nhiscnin BEST COPY AVAILABLE FOLK ARTS IN EDUCATION A RESOURCE HANDBOOK Marsha Mae Dowell, Editor curanw cif hilk Arts. NISi' Niuscuin Assistant I'mfvssm-, AgriLmiturv and Extensimi Educatimi Ntivhi rnivcrsity Itiehil4alt State l'itiver.ity N1tisetint Nlichi4:11) Statk.. .1 CupyriOlt 1(),7 by the 1;()ird (if Trilstecs, \liehigaii State l'iliversity Printed ill the States uf America This ptiblie:itimi has heen made pissible with th(... stippwt frmtl the .\rts (if the Natimlal 14,11dmvitient f(ir the Arts Tld additimial stippwl frtilll the NliehiL;a11 State riliversity lIrt: ;Hid tilL. Nliv1iL4;111 St;itL.I 'lliversity 1:on,tuliant:tiuthketi Sehommaker Edit, . crsIt\ lulliflfl\ISI (iraphic ,1lielmel Smith 1),...partnIt. lit I \riilt ;11,1 Vlichael Smith Printing: .tte.Nuri4ht1ln & 1:men.lne. Nthrk... Contents cr,:dits hitn,ductImi I. Folk .Arts in Education .\rts, in the Wurld ()f FA1ticti1)11 II.Reports from the Field 7 Annie Ate 111m1d (Kentucky) Betty 1, liclanus (Indian:11 1.2 Kristin ( )11(1;11))11 (1 )11H) 1 4 ( ;coil;cpliart (Indiana) 1(. Elizabeth llart()11 )1111, ) (dent) llinsmi (N(1rth CanoLtia ) 111 Rita Nhonnsaininy (Nev, 1urscy) Naney .1. Nusi (Fhlrida) '() 1);(\ 1).1 T;(y1()I 1.111)riLla ) Riol)ert T. Tusk,. (Wisemisni) III. Resources 33 IV. Bibliography 45 V. (aossary 67 AtItletida 73 Adtleittlimt tt I: Folk .1,rtists in the Schools (FAIS) and Folk Arts in Education (FAIE) I'rodrants 75 tl,10,1 .\ ?I lt U 1 liltI: \II PI., PL.,1.;11,' 1,,1(,,L;Li1)Alg:111:1111, md., I;i,, ,1 11-',1)2,11111:2, 1(t 11,\ II.IT \\ \\ 1.).,.riN;11 Ninnth. 11/(..(.1));m1))) 1, )111 Addendum #2: Sample Materials from Selected FA1S Pmjects 107 -Folk .\rtkts in Your CIassrotim- "Sprini; IlkIirL Festival- 111 "A ( ;Hide t( ircatcr Resourcvs- 11.1 "Folk Artists in the Schools: FA1S Program ( Hivritti;s 1,)s( 11') ".\rtists itt the Schools: Final Report- 1.27 .Addendum #3: Sample Curriculum Materials from FAIE Projects 131 -Volk t:xcerpted from "Ty:teller 11:in1hool, Arts 1.1ducAtion. ( ;rade. K 12- I 11 -1:,,11,1orc in the I :Lissrooin- 11,1 "Introduetion In ArkinsAs Foll,lore .\ Tencher Student 17') ins. usic ;Ind1 );iitce\ Teaeher's Ctilde "Folk .\ m the S;;Ilook .\;Hide ii hk FLILIlIt THiditionAl .\rts And C1tmIttmr e- 1')7 11 t:muny Folldife Pro;2nuti: Aiuk1L, tor 1.ourth I ;rade Teaehers- 211 from :.;t:iten ie1er,Itio.1 Tit ,:nL:ration. St,iten kLind Folk III Seho F Projco- .1,ddendum #4 Fl)1,11P.ATTERNS (4-11.'MM Museum) Project 245 "Wl.kr.V1-1TkNS. A I11 1.L.Jdt.'r's 111,1..- 247 i.o11,11,rc :1\ s' -11,1m04,.;irtkinin.;' Addendum #5: Fedltlife-in-Education Projects: Parks, Nluseums, Festilals. and Other Setting%...305 Hilffinu, \ c;nI CrIIL'!t't' U)- 11 inI Iinit \inilinloll, \it, in 'IlkPill,. , ilk\i Is In l()(11 \nit Ill I d III, IllIII \ rIt /11, thk \ (It( %dile:id:nil #6: 'leacher l'raining Higher Education 327 I, :I, IR\\ I I ii i I i "IlI11111,11 I I him. IiI41,11IH ` 7. (ielleral Education Reit:relict., 335 1.1:,. \Jim, ot 1 I,mImimt ..................... 117 I ,11, '1,n'l,nn, \1 h" ,t114".1 I ik Hr I' m 1-1 t) iv Credits Becausethis handbook was devek wed with the cooperatitm of so many individuals and organizations, it isdifficult to single (nit th(tse whoWereespecially helpful. It has truly been a project of "many ha nds- and "many ideas." I lowever, the publicatitm wlmld not actually have been produced wit lunit the support and encouragement of the folhOw- ing people: Bess Lomax Hawes, Bob Teske, and Barry Bergey. National Endowment for the Arts, Folk Arts Program; Joe Prince and Polly Stock at the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts in Education Program; Martha lie Ferber, OPERA America; Linda Constant Buki, Roger Abrahams, Jimmy Driftwood, Jim Griffith, Bess Lomax Hawes, Tim Lloyd, Worth Lang, Clydia Nahwoosky, David Nelson, Vangie Piper, Patti Valentine, Henry Willet, and Judith McCullough, who were among the original contributors to Roots and Wings; Alan Jabbour,Mary Huffcrd, Margi Hunt, and Charlie Camp for pivotal discussions at the Library of Congress; Judith Taran, Sam LoPresto, Dave Rumminger, Jane Taylor, Rhea Smith, Frank Phillip, Casey Granton, and the individual teachers who worked on Project FOLK.; Norm Brown, Gordon Guyer, Martha Brownscombe,Mike Tate, Rhonda Walker-Buckingham, Pat Hammerschmidt, Jane and Lee Taylor, Don JostandSara Aldridge, and the many other staff members, volunteer leaders and youth who have worked on 4-H FOLKPATTERNS; John Cant Ion, MSU Office for Research and Graduate Studies; Angelica Gacesa, Country Music Foundation; Wandra Polk, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; and the contributors who more often than not provided far more than their written contributionsRita Moonsammy, David Taylor, Liz Harzoff, Betty Belanus, Nancy Nucz, Geoff Gephart, Annie Archbold, Glenn Hinson, Kris Congdon, and Bob Teske. The gathering of materials herein was also facilitated hy those indi- vidualswho responded to the call of Geoff Gephart and myself for information: Nladeleine (Ilynn Trichel, Maida Bergeron, Nancy Nuez, Steve Egie Vicwria zygas, Steve Siporin, Betty Manus-It:link. Chinn-Jim th, Joan Friedman, and Loretta Van Winkle Rhoads. significantManuscriptspaved the way for this handbook. el'he first. an unpublished manuscript entitled Ima.s andiPli4s editedby Linda Constant Buki, provided the first<overview 14 -12n1k Artists in Sam& ( pr0granisacross the country funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. With BulasgraOunspermission,several sectio ms 01 thatlandmark manuscript have been incorporated ink>this handbouok. The nverallformat for this resource bookhas been hal cowed by that develo wedfor Wr WH/Nr; MEAN: .1 ( ;n idefor Ovvv1Hp- ingSucccssfui Hperu P:duc(itifm Prow-(lrns, which was (level, opedby )1,F,R,\ America ;Ind 1,,m-nnig About Learning withsuppowt from, the Nationial Endnwinent Ion. the Arts. Tht: very helpful enuperatinil o 11.( IIM/.\"(; Ci"ordin:Itoor Mardi:olio: Ferber alhowed nadupt thch. hh-mai and to, ineigpuratesome oftheir material.. 1.;141., 4Fhtefhl hekuwwleth:ohchts dte extended tu the NliehiOn State Hiiversity Museum and the0-ieultute aunt EXtC11Sifill F:thit.':It inn staffwhuhelped tn ,,ec this inn) pro nhict io )11: ak( WaInlif off, Mike Smith,FranCit' Judy1 )e.lau4her, ( erno Rubenstein. Kathy iurIer, aut ootlit.i, colleagues Yvonne Lockw ookl, Kurt I )ewlitirst and RuthFittf.terald V a Introduction In the past few years there has been a flurry of interest in folk arts, which has led to the formation of a .ariety of folk-arts-in-education projects in both regular public education settings and in alternative or nonf()rmal education structures such as museums, parks, COMinunity festivals, 4-II youth programs, Girl Scouts,and Campfire Girls. On the basis of the results of a number of studies and conference presenta- tit ms, it became increasingly evident that many of these newly devel- oped projects shared similar problems: (1 ) the lack of curriculum materials related to folk arts in education. (2) the difficulties often encountered in integrating folk arts an,' artists into a general or special curriculum: (3 ) the difficulty in main,treaming new approaches to and theories on folk arts and artists :tto education: and (4 ) the lack of information on resources availabl.; to educators planning folk-arts-in- ed ucation programs. This handbook has been designed to begin to address some of these issues and Com:ems. The handbook has been organized in the following way: chapter one, -Folk Arts iii Educatitm,- provides an overview of the devehtpment if folk arts in education programs:chapter two. -Reports from the Field,- (.40m:tins sIn irt reports frinn individuals wl'o have developed or partici- pated in a variety of fokarts-in -education projects and programs: chapter three, "Resources,- isa listing of individuals and organizations whit eould provide professional assistance for folk arts programming: chapter four, -Bibliography,- includes entries chosen to give general (verviews of folklore study and specific references to folklife in educa- tioni and chapter five, -(1lossary,- contains a short list ot' folklife and education terms.