School of Creative
Industries
BA(Hons) Arts Management
The 'elite' discourse: Does privilege matter in arts education?
This thesis seeks to analyse the realm of arts education and its relationship with elitism. It focuses on the gap in experience between students of different schools, in the context of parentocracy and racial discourse, and analyses its possible influences on the arts education received by lower secondary students. This study also evaluates the developments that Malay students might experience through their learning.
Keywords: parentocracy, pedagogy, minorities
Subtopics: elite and non-elite schools arts education, the experience of former students, between ethnicities and interest for the arts
Aqidah Taib
Growing up, Aqidah always believed that art is the medium for advocacy and social change. Her organisational and communication skills have given her opportunities to further her interests in project planning. Her current interests are in arts education and museum management, where she hopes to build youth resilience through the arts. Aqidah is a collected person who wishes to push boundaries.