| This master's thesis examines the ways that educators design family art-making programs in art museums to encourage participant creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving as defined by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning. Over the course of three months, the researcher conducted 83 surveys and seven follow-up interviews with educators who lead family art-making programs in United States art museums. The study asked participants about the goals, content, structure, and potential connections to 21st century skills in their family programs.;Results of the study showed that art museum educators are mostly familiar with the concept of 21st century skills and can find the skills of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in their programs, but do not necessarily plan family programs based on the concept of 21st century skills. The surveyed educators most often indicated that their program goals included fostering participant creativity. As an informal learning environment, art museums have the opportunity to teach 21st century skills to family audiences. |
