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A Participatory Action Study Investigating Implementing Democratic Teaching Practices In An Eighth Grade Art Classroom Using Critical Pedagogy, Kari M. Achatz

Art Education Projects

This qualitative action research study investigated the question "What might an eighth grade art classroom look like in practice? For eight weeks, 20 middle school students participated in a democratic art classroom. Using a theoretical lens of critical pedagogy I employed democratic teaching practices and asked students to create a work of art based on a social issue that they were passionate about. Through the course of this study students used their art as a way to voice their concerns about social issues and social injustices in the world. My research included data gathered from student interviews, student response papers, …

Teaching English Language Learners In The Art Classroom: A Survey Of Approaches, Alana Greer

Theses and Dissertations

This study consisted of an online survey of members of the National Art Education Association Elementary Division in which 29 participants answered questions related to their instruction of English language learners in the elementary art classroom. Four participants participated in follow-up interviews as the researcher sought to answer the research questions: What pedagogical and curricular adaptations in the art classroom may be effective strategies for teaching English language learners? What are the perceived challenges of having a linguistically diverse art classroom? Participants offered a variety of pedagogical adaptations but suggested few curricular adaptations. Participants revealed challenges related to their teacher …

The Master's Written Thesis, Anne West, Graduate Studies, Center For Arts & Language

Thesis Writing

91 pages : illus. ; 26 cm; 2nd Edition. "This guide to thesis development is best used in discussion and negotiation with your Graduate Program Director and other thesis advisors. It may also be used as part of a workshop structure to explore in conversation with others the ideas and possibilities most appropriate to your own work." – Anne West, from the Introduction. "This remarkable handbook is a navigational instrument offered to assist each graduate student through the development of an independent, distinctive process of writing about—and with—one’s work." – Patricia C. Phillips, from the introduction. "The first edition of …

Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, And Comics, Brian Kelley

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

The first global distribution of a paper prepared for the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Graphic Novels Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association,the Executive Board of the New Jersey Reading Association, and the Legislative and Professional Standards Committee of the NJRA.

Why Not (To) Teach On Youtube, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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Un/Becoming Digital: The Ontology Of Technological Determinism And Its Implications For Art Education, Alison Colman

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Artists have been experimenting with analog and digital technologies since the 1960's; early examples include Billy Khiver's Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) and Nam June Paik (1966). While countless artists have since made highly innovative use of new media such as the computer, artificial intelligence (AD, biotech, the Internet and the World Wide Web, LED, motion capture, gesture tracking, CPS, open source, and robotics, artist/ theorists such as Penny (1995), Lovejoy (1997), Weibel (1996; 2001) and Wilson (2002) have cautioned against appropriating deterministic engineering models underlying such technologies.(l)These models, predominant in commercial industry, government and the military, embrace efficiency, …

In The Realm Of The “Real”: Outsider Art And Its Paradoxes For Art Educators, Jan Jagodzinski

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

In this essay I want to argue that un (becoming) is a word much like Freud's (1919) discussion of the word unheimlich (uncanny), which reveals a secretive and clandestine aspect of art that art educators must and should concern themselves with, since it identifies a "realm of the Real" whose abjection legitimates our very practice at its expense. It marks a return of the repressed. Un (becoming), like Freud's uncanny is visual art's non-reflected double as I attempt to show. This is the issue I wish to raise when it comes to the question of so-called "Outsider art," sometimes referred …

An Interconnected Foundational Art Curriculum, Jessica Ann Knapp

All Graduate Projects

This project shows the development of an interconnected foundational art curriculum which combines the concepts of organization, studentinvolved classroom assessment, Discipline-Based Art Education, and the elements and principles of design. This project was developed to provide art teachers with a curriculum that would give beginning art students foundational knowledge in art. This project focuses on teaching students a basic foundation for creating and understanding art while incorporating the four disciplines of DBAE. Through an interconnected art curriculum, students will gain a greater understanding of art due to the careful organization of the lessons and student-involved classroom assessment.

“Catching Sight Of The Permanent Possibility Of War:” Images Of Totality And Words Of Peace, Norm Friesen

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

In Totality and Infinity (1969), a landmark critique of the Western philosophical tradition, Emmanuel Levinas poses the provocative question: "Does not lucidity, the mind's openness on the true, consist in catching sight of the permanent possibility of war" (21)? Levinas asks, in other words, whether knowledge of the truth as truth has been "seen” in the western philosophical tradition? is in some fundamental way related to the war.

A Model Art Curriculum For Primary-Level Students In Taiwan, Hung Chen

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a model art curriculum for primary-level students in Taiwan. To accomplish this purpose, a review of literature and research related to current practice in art education, curriculum and instruction was conducted. Additionally, related inf01mation from selected sources was obtained and analyzed.

Critical Creativity: On The Convergence Of Medium Education And Media Education, Michael J. Emme

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in the United States I heard an interview on the radio. The short exchange, with peace educator and activist Johan Galtung, not surprisingly in light of world events, focused on conflict resolution. While I was impressed by professor Galtung's commitment to peacemaking and his real experience serving as a mediator in world conflicts, what struck me most was the word he used to describe the key ingredient in conflict resolution. That word was 'creativity'. As an artist, art educator, academic and parent I suppose it makes sense that …

The Value Of Art Integration In Grades Four Through Six, Naomi Sue Myerchin

Theses Digitization Project

Research supports ideas that relate the value of arts integration to success in the elementary classroom. This thesis explores the theoretical and practical aspects of the integration of the visual arts and their value, specifically to elementary grades four through six.

Beyond Skills To Meaning: Artists As Healers And Implications For Art Educators, Lucinda Lee Blackstone

Theses Digitization Project

Art definitions and movements are changing just as the social paradigms they spring from. This exploration looked at paradigms in art of the past that have become the foundation for movements today. Currently the transformative powers art has to offer have been recognized. Colleges are beginning to train a major and a career. The literature review explored what role transformative art has played in artists' lives and looked at its uses in education. Conceptual art goes beyond the aesthetics of art and touches the mind and heart. I began to explore this kind of art in the nearby galleries. I …

Teaching Video Production In The Secondary Art Classroom: An Educational Travel Log, William Lee Daggett

All Graduate Projects

This project is intended to serve as a model and resource for secondary teachers seeking to incorporate video production into their curriculum. A central premise of the project is that video production can serve as a valuable learning tool when it is part of an integrated, project based instructional program. The sample model used here is an educational travel log. A secondary art students' trip to Europe was undertaken. The various steps in how the trip was set up and how the curriculum was organized is the focus of the project. Students' roles, responsibilities, and activities are described, along with …

The Narrative Content Of Preschool Children's Drawing, Wendy Philippa Candy

Theses : Honours

The narrative content of preschool children's drawing is the focus of this study. The purpose of this study was to raise educators, preschool teachers and parents awareness of the narrative content of preschool children’s drawings and to alert them to how children of this age communicate through their drawings. A school with an operational pre-primary class was selected from the Northern Metropolitan education district of Perth. Twelve pre-school children were selected on the basis of their participation in drawing activities. The researcher observed the children at work over a period of eight sessions. A qualitative descriptive research method was used …

Mixed Media November 29, 1999, #1, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. This November 29, 1999 issue is the first in a two-part special on the new millenium. It includes articles on Mixed Media updates, bicycle theft, former RISD newspaper contributor "the Mystic Mexican," new albums by Nine Inch Nails and Fiona Apple, musician Warn Defever, peeping Toms, and a letter from the Landscape Architecture department to the RISD Administration, along with the comics "Y2K: Timeline," comcis by Mark Hoffman, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media November 16, 1999, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 16, 1999 issue includes articles on a student getting arrested at the Artist's Ball, world news, a student involved in silkscreening, how cops act in different countries, artist ball highlights, RISD Battle of the Bands, Australian national referendum to retain monarchy, along with the comics "Cartoon" by Mike Overbeck, "A Man Eating His Nose" cartoon by Mike Overbeck, "Adventures in Real Life" by Adam Swaab, "Misty the Elefriend" by Kleczil Helphictimus, and "Ben" by Frenzer, the paper doll series, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media October 15, 1999, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The October 15, 1999 issue includes articles on police-student relations, the Mt. Hope Learning Center, wrestling, the movie American Beauty, interview with people from the NBC daytime drama "Passions", along with the comic "Adventures in Real Life" by Adam Swaab, "Ben" by Frenzer, "One Dark Night" by Tim Finn, paper doll series, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media September 15, 1999, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The September 15, 1999 issue includes articles on student protests, the art exhibit "Sensation" in Art Exhibit in Brooklyn and how it relates to protests and activism, memorial pages for lost students in the past five months, along with the comics "Ben" by Frenzer, "Foamy" by T. Tumbleby, "Adventures in Real Life" by Adam Swaab, illustrations by Brie, event notices, and other announcements.

A Comparison Of Active Learning And Direct Instruction On College Students Enrolled In Two Classes Of Introductory Photography, Deborah A. Hughes-Gallinelli

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to learn about teaching methods and their effects on achievement and skill. The problem was to investigate the effects of both active learning and direct instruction (lecture/demonstration) on students' ability to produce a continuous tone, ten step gray scale, black and white photographic print.

The researcher arranged for a college instructor of photography to teach two intact classes of General Photography using the two instructional methods. The objectives for both classes were the same. Each student in both groups completed eight photographic assignments. After twelve (12) weeks of instruction and studio/lab work, each student …

Mixed Media April 22, 1999, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The April 22, 1999 issue includes articles on NATO's recent actions, the Kosovo War, the planned cancellation of the scriptwriting workshop, and man's evolution, along with the comics "Ben" by Frenzer, 3x4 by Evan Larson, "Die" by Paul, game "Name that Affliction" by Cristina Spiridakis, event notices, and other announcements. The issue also includes a paper doll series featuring RISD President Roger Mandle.

Mixed Media March 31, 1999, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The March 31, 1999 issue includes articles on a physical conflict between a FAV student and RISD public safety, survivor stories of a recent Amtrak accident, review albums by Braid and Quasi, interesting facts about the RISD academic calendar, along with the comics "Die." by Paul, "Whites to Blacks: How're We Doin'?" by Ruben Bolling, Illustrations by Brie, "Ben" by Frenzer, "Pigboy and the Pope" by Tito Hoffman a small interview section about the senior painting debacle, announcement of the Queer Arts Fest, event notices, and other announcements.

A Primary-Level Art And Music Program For Little Star Eduation Center In Taiwan, R.O.C., Shu-Hui Hsiao

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a primarylevel art and music program for Little Star Education Center, private academies in Taiwan. To accomplish this purpose, a review of current literature regarding primarylevel art and music curricula and instructional strategies was conducted.

Mixed Media September 23, 1996, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The September 23, 1996 issue includes articles on the faculty union contract negotiations, student activity fees, new Graphic Design professor Chris Vermaas, an AIDS awareness event in Washington D.C., a new outreach program for gay/lesbian/bisexual students, upcoming screenings by the RISD Film Society, and a visit by Julie Oliver and Heather B. from "The Real World," along with the comic "A Day in the Life of a Fetus" by Andy Ristaino, the comic "Miko" by Royce, poetry, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media May 6, 1996, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The May 6, 1996 issue includes a calendar of events for May 6-May 12, 1996, letters to the editor, comics, poems, photos, drawings. The RISD endowment is described and also RISD faculty evaluations.

Feminist Collaboration In The Art Academy, Cynthia Bickley-Green, Anne G. Wolcott

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Women's activity in the visual arts both in and outside of the art institutions of Europe and the United States reveals a history of collaboration in artistic production and political activism This paper analyzes the effects of feminist collaboration upon the disciplines of art, the pedagogy of art, and the administration of art institutions. In Part I, the authors review the impact of feminist collaboration in art history, aesthetics, art criticism, and art production. Part II provides examples of collaborative experiences of women in higher education art institutions and in some art communities in the United States, Scandinavia, and Italy. …

Finding Meaning For Postmodernism, John Wilton

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Recent media hype throughout the land has brought wide-spread conversation on the phenomenon known as postmodernism. True to its nature, the media (while propelling the rapid dissemination of the term itself) gives us very little insight into the history/meaning/concepts/origin/definition or effects of the now quite fashionable designation.

Editorial, Harold Pearse

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Since the visual is at the core of our work as art educators, we, the editors, are giving special attention to reflecting and addressing that concern. Two of the articles in this issue feature photographs - Roddy and VanWinkle's report on the role of photographs in community self-empowerment and Barbara Lounder's reflections on The One Year Show, an exhibition in response to the "Montreal Massacre". Both articles rely on images to tell their story as much as they depend on words. Indeed, the reproductions of the pieces in The One Year Show are presented as a folio, as a self-contained …

Feminist Film Theory And Art Education, Michael J. Emme

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Every ten years or so, lonely voices make themselves heard in the art education literature shouting something like ‘Pay attention to the “newer media” (Lanier, 1966, p.7), or ‘Have you heard? There a “new image world” (Nadaner, 1985, p.9) out there.’ One writer even suggested that “directed, critical inquiry of [television] will extend knowledge in art and aesthetics and enhance the quality of peoples’ lives (Degge, 1985, p.85) Despite these sporadic exhortations, Jaglom and Gardner’s (1981) observation that “our culture has not yet invented ways of presenting [the mass media] or teaching its structure to children” (p.35) is still true …

Cultural Literacy As Social Empowerment, Laurie Hicks

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

The concept of cultural literacy as a process of becoming socially empowered is developed. A comparison is made between “Getty-ized DBAE” with an approach to art education informed by the development of cultural literacy. How these approaches differ, not only in their design but in the fundamental goals which motivate and guide them is illustrated. An outline is presented of a pedagogical structure around which a cultural literacy approach to art education can be organized and implemented.