Prospective interview Questions

Research Questions

1. How do policies in the field of education impact Art education-formulation and

implementation in Primary Education in India?
2. Comparative Analysis of Art Education Policies and Curriculum with National and
International Context
3. What are the necessary components for an effective art education model specific to the
Indian scenario?

(IV- Questions to Head Teacher, V- Questions to Art Teacher, VI- Questions to Students)

Interview Questions

I. How do policies in the field of education impact Art education-formulation and

implementation in Primary Education in India?

1. How often does this class hold art classes in a week? (IV)
2. Do you have a specifically trained teacher for Art? (IV)
3. How many classes have Art as the subject with how many teachers? (V)
4. Do you think Art is beneficial for the student? If yes/no, why? (IV, V)
5. Do you think Art should be treated/ included informal curriculum? If yes/no, why? (IV)
6. According to you, what are the barriers/challenges in the implementation of effective Art
education? (IV, V)
7. Do you see any gap in how art education policies, curriculum guidelines, and teaching
strategies are framed and implemented? If yes/no, what are they? (IV, V)
8. Do you have any suggestions for an effective Art Education? (IV, V)
9. What are the rubrics you have to assess Art as the subject? (IV, V)
10. Tracing the inception and evolvement of Art education policies from the Indian context.

II. Comparative Analysis of Art Education Policies and Curriculum with National and
International Context.

1. Is there a significant relationship between good Art Education and Good school?
2. How many state boards in India consider art education in their primary curriculum?
3. What are the basic guidelines to assess Education at the school level? (IV, V)
4. What is the education qualification bar of the educators for teaching Art education? (IV,
V)
 5. What are the effects of teaching art education on the child? (IV, V)
6. Curriculum distinction among the international and national boards
7. What are the basic expectations from art education as a subject by the schools? (IV, V)
8. According to the policy guidelines, how many teachers are the ratio between the
educators and the students?
9. Why and how art education should be different at the national and international level.

III. What are the necessary components for an effective art education model specific to
the Indian scenario?
1. What is the importance of art education in the current curriculum of schools? (IV, V)
2. What components and lessons can be derived from the comparative analysis and
suggested to the current curriculum.
3. What are the gaps between the policymakers and intended effect on children? (IV, V)
4. What are the expectations by Art Education from the Indian context? (IV, V)

IV. Questions for Head Teacher

1. How long have you been working here? Since when Art education is in practice here?
2. How often do Art classes happen here? Per week / semester/ year
3. How many Art teachers are working here, and what are their qualifications? There
appointment type?
4. Do you have a specifically trained teacher for Art? If they are trainer what art form are
they trained in – painting, craft, sculpting, art history, printmaking, installation, music,
dance, drama etc
5. Do you think Art is beneficial for the students? If yes/no, why?
6. What do you think the purpose of Art Education is?
7. Do you think Art should be treated/ included informal curriculum? If yes/no, why?
8. According to you, what are the barriers/challenges in the implementation of effective Art
education?
9. Do you see any gap in how art education policies, curriculum guidelines, and teaching
strategies are framed and implemented? If yes/no, what are they?
10. Do you have any suggestions for an effective Art Education?
11. What are the rubrics you have to assess Art as the subject?
12. Have you observed any specific change in the attitude of a child after the introduction of
art education?
13. Are you hopeful about National Education Policy 2020? What kind of change is expected
from it?
14. According to you, what are the challenges that will be there while implementing the new
policy?
15. Do you have any personal story/case study related to art education?
16. Do you have any suggestions?
V. Questions for Art Teachers
1. Since how long have you been working with this school? And your total years of
experience and at what levels? What is the appointment nature of your job?
2. What is your educational qualification?
3. How long have you been teaching?
4. Why did you choose to become an art educator?
5. What do you believe think the purpose of art education is?
6. What are the benefits of Art education?
7. How often you take the art class in a week per standard? What is your weekly workload?
8. What influence of does Art has on your life?
9. What impact of does Art has on your students?
10. What are the challenges you face while teaching Art, and how do you overcome address
them?
11. What is the attitude of children and their parents perspective about art education?
12. Do you think Art should be taught daily and as part of the primary curriculum?
13. Do you have any personal story or case study of a child’s interaction with -related to art
education?
14. Do you have any Any questions or suggestions for me?
15. What are the rubrics you have to assess Art as the subject? And if anything need to be
considered or deleted?

VI. Questions for Students

1. How long have you been attending these art classes?
2. When did you first started to attend do Art classes first in school?
3. Do you like Art Classes? If yes/ No, why?
4. What do you like the most in Art classes? What is it you don’t like in art class?
5. What all do you do during the art class?
6. What is Art for you?
7. What do you think you can learn from Art?
8. Do you think art classes should be a part of every day?