%0 PDF %T A Critical Perspective on the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Criteria for Assessing Exemplary Afterschool Arts Programs. %A Mullins, Elizabeth. %8 2017-04-18 %R http://localhost/files/xw42nm372 %X Abstract: This thesis addresses the standards for exemplary afterschool arts programming set forth by the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program (NAHYP) Awards. The ten cases in this study were ones that were chosen by the NAHYP Awards as "exemplary" programs between 2008 and 2010. A phenomenological case study approach was used for the analysis. Analyses revealed that each program demonstrated varying efforts towards the advancement of their own organizations and communities, as well as the educational, personal, and interpersonal development of their students. Overall, personal development was the strongest element among programs and interpersonal development was an area of lesser focus within the NAHYP Award criteria and the stated programming of participants. By examining the NAHYP Award criteria and the programming elements that occur in their award recipients, this study provides a framework of critical components for exemplary programs and recommendations for the advancement of afterschool arts programs.; Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2011.; Submitted to the Dept. of Child Development.; Advisor: Kathleen Camara.; Committee: David Henry Feldman, and Stephan Pennington.; Keyword: Performing Arts education. %[ 2022-10-13 %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution