TY - JOUR
T1 - New maps of learning for quality art education
T2 - what preservice teachers should learn and be able to do
AU - McArdle, Felicity
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = February; Journal title (773t) = Australian Educational Researcher. ISSNs: 0311-6999;
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - It would be a rare thing to visit an early years setting or classroom in Australia that does not display examples of young children's artworks. This practice serves to give schools a particular 'look', but is no guarantee of quality art education. The Australian National Review of Visual Arts Education (http://www.australia It would be a rare thing to visit an early years setting or classroom in Australia that does not display examples of young children's artworks. This practice serves to give schools a particular 'look', but is no guarantee of quality art education. The Australian National Review of Visual Arts Education (http://www.australia council.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/36372/NRVE_Final_Report.pdf, 2009) has called for changes to visual art education in schools. The planned new National Curriculum includes the arts (music, dance, drama, media and visual arts) as 1 of the 5 learning areas. Research shows that it is the classroom teacher that makes the difference, and teacher education has a large part to play in reforms to art education. This paper provides an account of one foundation unit of study (Unit 1) for first year university students enrolled in a 4-year Bachelor degree program who are preparing to teach in the early years (0-8 years). To prepare pre-service teachers to meet the needs of children in the twenty-first century, Unit 1 blends old and new ways of seeing art, child and pedagogy. Claims for the effectiveness of this model are supported with evidence-based research, conducted over the 6 years of iterations and ongoing development of Unit 1.
AB - It would be a rare thing to visit an early years setting or classroom in Australia that does not display examples of young children's artworks. This practice serves to give schools a particular 'look', but is no guarantee of quality art education. The Australian National Review of Visual Arts Education (http://www.australia It would be a rare thing to visit an early years setting or classroom in Australia that does not display examples of young children's artworks. This practice serves to give schools a particular 'look', but is no guarantee of quality art education. The Australian National Review of Visual Arts Education (http://www.australia council.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/36372/NRVE_Final_Report.pdf, 2009) has called for changes to visual art education in schools. The planned new National Curriculum includes the arts (music, dance, drama, media and visual arts) as 1 of the 5 learning areas. Research shows that it is the classroom teacher that makes the difference, and teacher education has a large part to play in reforms to art education. This paper provides an account of one foundation unit of study (Unit 1) for first year university students enrolled in a 4-year Bachelor degree program who are preparing to teach in the early years (0-8 years). To prepare pre-service teachers to meet the needs of children in the twenty-first century, Unit 1 blends old and new ways of seeing art, child and pedagogy. Claims for the effectiveness of this model are supported with evidence-based research, conducted over the 6 years of iterations and ongoing development of Unit 1.
KW - Art
KW - Early years
KW - Quality art eduction
KW - Teacher eduction
U2 - 10.1007/s13384-012-0051-2
DO - 10.1007/s13384-012-0051-2
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 91
EP - 106
JO - Australian Educational Researcher
JF - Australian Educational Researcher
SN - 0311-6999
IS - 1
ER -