ERIC Number: EJ951001
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Publication Date: 2011
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Shaping Children's Artwork in English Primary Classes: Insights from Teacher-Child Interaction during Art Activities
Hallam, Jenny; Gupta, Mani Das; Lee, Helen
International Journal of Early Years Education, v19 n3-4 p193-205 2011
This paper utilises a Vygotskian framework to examine the ways in which teachers shape the creation of children's artwork in educational contexts. Reflexive ethnography and a bottom up approach to discourse analysis are used to analyse a range of qualitative data including photographs, observational notes and audio recordings collected from a Year 1 and a Year 4 art lesson held in English Primary schools. It is argued that the co-creation of art in the classroom is a dynamic and collaborative process which is negotiated between teachers and children in different ways. This argument is discussed in relation to the ways in which different teaching approaches shape and limit the creation of children's artwork. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Art Activities, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, Teaching Methods, Teacher Student Relationship, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Photography, Classroom Observation Techniques, Video Technology, Grade 1, Grade 4, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Intermode Differences, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Creative Activities, Creative Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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