ERIC Number: EJ859044
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Apr-21
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 65
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1529-8094
A Home in the Arts: From Research/Creation to Practice or The Story of a Dissertation in the Making, in Action--So Far!
Vaughan, Kathleen
International Journal of Education & the Arts, v10 n13 Apr 2009
"What does it mean to "find home"?" and "How might an experience and understanding of "home" be represented and enhanced by the art form of collage?" These are the two questions that have been guiding my work and life for several years, in ways this article describes. I outline some basics of my initial formal engagement via my award-winning multi-modal PhD dissertation, "Finding Home: Knowledge, Collage and the Local Environments", describing the theories and approaches I propose as a result of this work. I then discuss my first implementation of these ideas in Toronto high school art classes and conclude with an elaboration of the questions' continuing relevance and viability in my own life and for the young people in my community. (Contains 13 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, High Schools, Art Products, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries
International Journal of Education & the Arts. 1310 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 402-472-9958; Fax: 402-472-2837; Web site: http://www.ijea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Ontario (Toronto)

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