When outdoor arts-based research activities were put on hold due to the pandemic in 2020-2021, a shift to online workshops became a serious consideration. But this shift required some substantial rethinking. The original plans for our UKRI project entitled "Connecting disadvantaged young people with landscape through arts" involved…

Using my own practice as a researcher, this case seeks to demonstrate how the use of participatory arts-based methods is not just a way to collect data or answer predefined thesis questions, but can actually shape research questions and theses in ways one may not have initially considered. Initially, my PhD research focused primarily on the…

This case is an example for an "art-based organic inquiry," a qualitative method that incorporates heuristic and transpersonal features. This study honored the participants' lived experiences, while they engaged in creative expression with conventional art and natural materials as means for personal reflections on the stressors that…

This case study uses discourse analysis to address contemporary practices in secondary school art education and in particular the intersection between what might be called formal and informal practices in students' artwork. The case study draws upon recent developments in theory around digital technology in education and informal learning to…

This case documents a participatory arts-based research project that took place over the 2012-2013 school year at a US Midwestern, urban middle school. In this account, we, the adult research partners, describe the participatory research process from our partnership formation to project evaluation. The primary methodology employed was Videovoice,…

What is happening in arts teaching and learning in our classrooms? Recent NEMP reports tell us that Year 4 students are not performing well but that there is an increase in scores at Year 8. This new professional development resource builds on research into teacher practice in Years 0-6 classrooms in New Zealand primary schools. It offers new…

Presents student exercises in visual notation (doodles, maps, sketches) and visual ideation sketching. A large portion of this article consists of a classroom poster explaining these two concepts. (SJL)

This teaching guide introduces students to early 20th century European and American art. Through critically viewing and discussing art images and participating in related activities, students are encouraged to explore the historical and cultural context within which the art was created. This guide includes background information and an overview…

This teacher's resource packet gives a brief history of the Japanese Warrior from the Old Tombs Period, 3rd-6th centuries A.D., to the end of the Edo Period in the 19th century, and explains Bushido, the ethical warrior code. Warrior artifacts, armor, helmets, and swords are discussed. Literature, exemplified by the 12th century historical…

This resource book for elementary school teachers is designed to supply art projects which can be used alone or to reinforce lessons in other academic subjects. The 25 projects have been created, researched, adapted, and used in the Department of Education of The High Museum of Art (Georgia) since 1968. Descriptions of each project provide: (1)…

This 5-part video lesson deals with discipline-based art education in the elementary school. The video features a university professor who is a specialist in methods and the integration of art into the elementary classroom; each part of the video lesson is 30 minutes in length. First defining discipline-based art education as an approach, not a…

This videotape, featuring Greek artist and preschool education lecturer, Eli Trimis, illustrates an active learning approach to paper construction for preschool and kindergarten children, showing how early childhood teachers can support young artists' activities. The five parts of the video cover: a rationale for working with paper; using paper as…

This teacher resource packet, which includes 20 color slides with a descriptive script and comprehensive lesson guide, aims at engaging students in a study of the people, art, and culture of several West African nations, including the countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, and Nigeria. The packet, designed for use by general classroom…

Developed by the Kentucky Migrant Technology Project, this CDROM contains English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) lessons, Internet resources for ESL and migrant education, and educational games. The disk runs in Windows 95 or 98. The ESL lessons were created in Microsoft PowerPoint and are best viewed with Microsoft's PowerPoint Viewer97, which can be…

This resource guide and the accompanying videotapes are based on the artist-generated lesson plans of the Very Special Arts Massachusetts artist residency program. Six arts units are presented: Collage, Puppetry, Movement I & II, Printmaking I & II, Theater Arts I & II, and Self Concept I & II. Each of these units consists of…