| Table 161. | Percent and standard error for public secondary schools that offered instruction in creative writing, and of those schools, percent and standard error for reporting various ways that creative writing was taught or included in the school curriculum, by school characteristics: School year 1999–2000 |
| School characteristic | Offered instruction in creative writing |
Various ways that creative writing was taught:1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separate courses in creative writing |
Processes and techniques in creative writing were taught in courses offered by the English department |
Creative writing activities and instruction were integrated into other areas of the curriculum |
Other | |||||||||
| Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
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| All public secondary schools | 99 | (0.3) | 34 | (1.9) | 90 | (1.1) | 81 | (1.4) | 6 | (1.2) | ||
| Enrollment size | ||||||||||||
| Less than 500 | 100 | (†) | 30 | (4.0) | 94 | (1.5) | 84 | (2.7) | 7 | ! | (2.3) | |
| 500 to 999 | 100 | 2 | (0.4) | 36 | (2.9) | 88 | (1.6) | 81 | (2.3) | 7 | (1.7) | |
| 1,000 or more | 97 | (1.1) | 40 | (2.8) | 87 | (2.4) | 76 | (2.7) | 5 | (1.3) | ||
| Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 99 | (0.8) | 35 | (4.6) | 88 | (2.5) | 87 | (3.7) | 9 | ! | (3.3) | |
| Southeast | 99 | (0.6) | 27 | (3.6) | 87 | (3.3) | 79 | (2.7) | 4 | ! | (1.7) | |
| Central | 100 | (0.2) | 43 | (3.9) | 91 | (1.8) | 80 | (2.6) | 5 | ! | (1.6) | |
| West | 99 | (0.6) | 30 | (2.9) | 93 | (1.7) | 80 | (3.2) | 8 | (2.5) | ||
| Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities3 | ||||||||||||
| Less than 6 percent | 100 | (†) | 40 | (4.5) | 94 | (1.4) | 83 | (2.7) | 8 | (2.2) | ||
| 6 to 20 percent | 99 | (0.5) | 39 | (3.7) | 94 | (1.7) | 78 | (3.7) | 6 | ! | (2.0) | |
| 21 to 49 percent | 98 | (0.9) | 26 | (3.0) | 89 | (2.3) | 82 | (3.5) | 3 | ! | (1.5) | |
| 50 percent or more | 99 | (0.7) | 30 | (3.3) | 82 | (3.1) | 80 | (3.2) | 6 | ! | (1.9) | |
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 25 percent | 100 | (0.2) | 39 | (3.1) | 91 | (1.6) | 80 | (2.4) | 8 | (1.7) | ||
| 26 to 50 percent | 99 | (0.6) | 33 | (3.8) | 92 | (1.7) | 80 | (3.2) | 7 | ! | (2.5) | |
| 51 to 75 percent | 99 | (0.9) | 25 | (5.0) | 90 | (2.6) | 82 | (4.1) | 5 | ! | (2.4) | |
| 76 percent or more | 97 | (2.0) | 33 | (9.2) | 76 | (7.2) | 87 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent. | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||
| 1Creative writing is defined as an instructional program that describes the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms, such as short stories, plays, and poetry. | ||||||||||||
| 2 Rounds to 100 percent. | ||||||||||||
| 3 Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: The data presented in this table may differ from previously published information because missing data from the 1999–2000 surveys were imputed for analysis in this report. | ||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Secondary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67S, 1999–2000. |
