ERIC Number: EJ1237558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-446X
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From Sharks to "The Big Ugly": A Rural Art Teacher's Transition to Place-Based Education
Rearden, Kristin T.; Bertling, Joy G.
Rural Educator, v40 n3 p49-61 2019
This longitudinal case study explored one rural elementary art teacher's praxis for two years after she participated in professional development sessions on place-based education (PBE). These sessions focused specifically on PBE within the discipline of art for K-12 art educators in a geographically-large southeastern school district. Through questionnaires, observations, interviews, and document analysis of curricular materials, the researchers investigated the teacher's experiences with PBE as she taught art in a rural area of the district. Her curricular decisions transitioned from a focus on art reflecting her personal knowledge base to art that built on students' expressions of, experiences in, and knowledge of, their rural setting. Implications for teacher professional development focused on rural education include strategies for promoting the contextualization of content and communicating the benefits of transitioning from place-neutral to place-based instruction.
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Art Teachers, Faculty Development, Place Based Education, Art Education, Curriculum, Relevance (Education)
National Rural Education Association. e-mail: theruraleducator@gmail.com; Web site: https://journals.library.msstate.edu/ruraled
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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