ERIC Number: EJ1188733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 19
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Narrative Learning as Theory and Method in Arts and Museum Education
Carter, Danielle
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, v59 n2 p126-144 2018
Narrative is a necessary element in our lives; we use the tools, techniques, and characteristics of narrative to organize and understand the happenings of life. Artmaking operates within a larger process of knowledge creation. I investigated how preschool children construct knowledge through narrative; I then examined the knowledge constructed as contributing to an overall, encompassing narrative as well as to evolving individual narrative knowledge. To investigate this topic, I conducted a case study at an international Reggio Emilia--inspired, bilingual preschool in central Stockholm. To study their construction of narrative, I observed the children's interactions and conversations before, during, and after museum visits and studied the artworks that they created before and after museum visits. With this method, it is possible to understand more clearly how children build knowledge over time in the arts classroom and beyond.
Descriptors: Museums, Art Education, Case Studies, Art, Preschool Children, Reggio Emilia Approach, Field Trips, Bilingual Schools, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication, Peer Relationship, Learning Theories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden (Stockholm)
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