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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Arts Integration: What Is Really Happening in the Elementary Classroom?
LaJevic, Lisa
Journal for Learning through the Arts, v9 n1 2013
Researching how Arts Integration is practiced in a primary school, this article explores how elementary teachers understand, implement, and experience Arts Integration. Weaving together personal experiences, teacher interviews, focus group sessions, classroom observations, and written texts, I investigate how the arts are often devalued in Arts Integration. Not only are the arts used for decorative purposes, but the arts component in Arts Integration is greatly diluted as well. Addressing what can be done to attend to the problem of devaluing the arts in the classroom, this essay holds implications for teacher education, Arts Integration and curriculum development.
Descriptors: Art Education, Integrated Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Grade 2, Observation, Focus Groups, Content Analysis, Art Activities, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews
Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability. University of California Irvine, School of Biological Sciences III, Office 2656, Irvine, CA 92697. Tel: 949-824-4317; Fax: 949-824-2965; Web site: http://sites.uci.edu/class/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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