The Integrated Rural Art and Industry Programme in Knust and its Impact on the Art/Craft Industry in Ghana
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2008-07-13
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In any form of education, there is the need to effect change to enhance and improve the human life. For the B.A. Integrated Rural Art programme to achieve its aims and objectives and also to affect the modern society, there should be an assessment of its impact so as to know the extent of change and improvement the department has made on the art/ craft industry.
The main aim of this thesis was to asses the impact of the programme on the local craft industry in terms of transfer of knowledge and technology from the department to the craft industry and to make recommendations where necessary.
The population was made up of graduates and diploma holders of the IRAI programme, local Artists who are non-products of the IRAI programme, clients and customers who receive products and services from the graduates. The study also included the Head and Staff of the IRAI Department, continuing students presently at the department, other lecturers and students from the College of ART and Social Science, KNUST. Qualitative method of research, employing descriptive survey method was used.
The study showed that the Department has made much impact in terms of providing manpower for the education sector as more than half of the population indicated they were in the teaching field.
The study further revealed that although there is some impact from the IRAI Department to the local art/craft industry the impact is not strongly felt in terms of innovation, invention and improvement of tools, material, and techniques.
It was recommended that the link between the department and the art/craft industry should be strengthened by organizing seminars, workshop, and exhibitions to share experiences, innovations and technology.
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A Thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN ART EDUCATION, Faculty of Fine Arts, College of Art and Social Sciences.