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Primary Students’ Engagement With The Visual Arts And Their Transition Into Year 7, Zoe Wittber
Primary Students’ Engagement With The Visual Arts And Their Transition Into Year 7, Zoe Wittber
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
Visual Arts education is fundamental to an effective school curriculum for primary and secondary students. It provides students with opportunities for expression and personal growth, essential to a holistic education. Recently, in Perth, Western Australia (WA) several secondary Visual Arts educators expressed what they saw as a significant deficit in the outcomes of Making and Responding in Visual Arts, evidenced in their Year 7 students who had recently graduated from primary school. Consequently, this research investigated the extent of Year 7 students’ prior Visual Arts experiences upon entry into secondary school.
The research engaged a qualitative research approach to gather …