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Publication Date: 2013
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Expressing Identity: The Role of Dialogue in Teaching Citizenship through Art
Collins, Fiona M.; Ogier, Susan
Education 3-13, v41 n6 p617-632 2013
"Images and Identity" (2008-2010, http://www.image-identity.eu/) was a Comenius funded project in which six European Union countries explored the cross-curricular links between Citizenship and Art Education with both primary and secondary age pupils. The aim of the project was to enhance and develop a sense of the pupils' identity as European citizens using digital media as a means of expression and communication. As the project developed, it became evident that the role of talk and collaboration was a key element of supporting the pupils' understanding of their European identity. This article explores that particular dimension in relation to the work carried out with two classes of culturally diverse 9 and 10 year olds in two inner-city primary schools in London, UK. As Zander argues, when working on an artistic production, a creative community is established whereby pupils develop a shared meaning through dialogue which in turn becomes an inherent part of the understanding of their own creative output. In this study, such a creative community was established and this supported the pupils' emerging understanding of the EU and their own identity within it.
Descriptors: European History, Citizenship Education, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Nationalism, Multimedia Materials, Urban Schools, Elementary School Students, Community, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Communication, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Self Concept, Group Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Action Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: European Union; United Kingdom
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