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Portraits Of Leadership: Relationships Among Gender, Age, And Creativity, Diane Caton Desrosiers
Portraits Of Leadership: Relationships Among Gender, Age, And Creativity, Diane Caton Desrosiers
Educational Studies Dissertations
This Portraits of Leadership research focuses on using children's artwork to study girls' perceptions of leadership. 244 school age children were asked to draw their image of a leader and to write descriptions of why they chose this person as a leader. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted to determine the relationships among gender, age, and creativity and choice of leader in drawing and written descriptions. Results indicate that, though both girls and boys chose males as leaders more often than females, girls' portraits conformed to the literature regarding gender roles and traditional leadership styles. Implications are suggested for educational …
Teaching For The Aesthetic Experience, Margaret G. Black
Teaching For The Aesthetic Experience, Margaret G. Black
Educational Studies Dissertations
This study answered the question, "How to teach for the Aesthetic Experience in the visual arts?" Six women art educators served as study participants. The researcher identified five components of aesthetic experience: perception, cognition, imagination, emotion, and discovery. Informed by theories of conversational teaching methods, aesthetic development, and adult development, the researcher designed and executed a qualitative case study that incorporated all five components. Art viewing, art making, and evaluative response were the tools used in the study to foster aesthetic understanding.
Teacher Reflection In A School Committed To Student Reflection, Debra Richardson Smith
Teacher Reflection In A School Committed To Student Reflection, Debra Richardson Smith
Educational Studies Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of three veteran teachers in an elementary school in which there was an explicit commitment to fostering children's reflection about their own learning.