Guest Editorial: About This Issue: The Social Reconstruction of Art Education

1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Freedman
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-17
Author(s):  
S. I. Kolbysheva ◽  

The article analyzes the phenomenon of aesthetic and art education in the context of postnon- classical culture, which most fully reflects the peculiarities of the worldview orientations and values of a modern man, and is a kind of reference point for determining the scientific and theoretical basis for the development of this phenomenon at the present time. The article reveals the reasons for strengthening the social role of aesthetic and art education, which connects it with the values of the family, leisure activities and informal education. Aesthetic and art education is considered as a “living” organism that is in constant motion, able to respond to sociocultural changes, and in its rhizomaticity does not ignore the heterogeneity of the surrounding world; as an integral component of education in general, which is found in the community of key tasks focused on “human creativity” in the context of value and meaning categories of culture. It is justified the shift from information and knowledge pedagogy to pedagogy of meaning, actualizing the importance of processes of self-identification, harmonizing the relationship between man and the world, itself based on the parity of dialogical forms of cognition; the transfer of dynamics of artistic and creative activities to the internal world of the individual and the updating on this basis of strategies of irrational thinking. In conclusion, the author is concerned about the level of humanitarian culture in the society and studies aesthetic and art education as an effective mechanism for its development, as a general cultural value internalized by society.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manohar Pawar

The Asia-Pacific region has experienced major disasters, both natural and man-made, in the recent past. Hundreds of families and communities, and several governments, non-government organisations, international organisations and aid agencies have been engaged in relief, rebuilding and rehabilitation activities with varying degrees of effectiveness and success. This article aims to reflect on some of these post-disaster reconstruction experiences; exploring how a social development approach can be employed for the post-disaster social reconstruction; and suggest regional social policies and strategies for multi-stakeholder cooperation to effectively address post-disaster issues at the local level. Although efforts made by several agencies in very challenging contexts are commendable, there are few examples to show the application of the social development approach. By discussing the social development approach, the paper argues that the conscious use of such an approach facilitates a better planning and preparation for anticipated disasters, rehabilitation processes and the comprehensive development of disaster affected areas, including environmental and psycho-social issues. Towards this end, it underscores the role of regional social policies and multi-stake-holder cooperation. The discussion has implications for local and international communities, which are engaged in pre-planning and preparation for disasters and post-disaster reconstruction.


Author(s):  
Amani Mohamed Al-Harbi

The study aimed to identify the degree of inclusion of multiple types of intelligence in the content of the art education curriculum sample, identify the distribution and balance of the indicators of multiple types of intelligence in the content of the art education curriculum sample, and identify the degree of inclusion of multiple types of intelligence in the content of the study sample, namely: (lesson preparation, lesson objectives, lesson presentation procedures). The researcher followed the descriptive analytical approach through analyzing the content represented in (the teacher/ teacher guide) for the art education curriculum, the first semester and revealing the degree of inclusion of multiple types of intelligence in the content of the study sample, namely: (preparation for the lesson, objectives of the lesson, procedures for presenting the lesson) and designed the researcher The content analysis list includes the seven specific types of intelligence (visual, linguistic, social, motor, environmental, personal, and logical intelligence) and indicators of each intelligence in the three curricular units (line and shape unit, color unit, flat and stereoscopic unit). The study showed the following: 1) There is a variation in the degrees of repetition observed for the seven components of intelligence in (line and shape) unit, and the logical intelligence index appeared high (17.70%), and low in motor intelligence (7.08%). 2) In (color) unit, the social intelligence index appeared high (18.18%), and there is a decrease in kinetic intelligence by (7.07%). 3) In (flat and stereoscopic formation) unit, the logical intelligence index appeared high (17.39%), and there is a decrease in kinetic intelligence (5.22%). The results also showed there is an imbalance between the components of intelligence with the content of the curriculum sample (The three units) with a high percentage of logical intelligence (17.13%) and low in motor intelligence by (6.42%). This contradicts with what the multiple intelligence theory emphasized regarding the necessity of balance and symmetrical distribution of intelligence with each other. In light of results, the study recommended the necessity of adopting the multiple intelligences theory in writing the content of art education curricula for the elementary stage.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-128
Author(s):  
Enni Mikkonen ◽  
Mirja Hiltunen ◽  
Merja Laitinen

This article discusses how art-based research can function as a decolonizing research method. Its analysis is based on the collaboration of social work and art education disciplines for advancing social justice and deconstructing power dominances. Empirically, the research builds on a participatory theatre project, “My Stage,” with immigrant women. The project was established as part of a larger interdisciplinary project, “Art Gear,” in Northern Finland, which promoted the bidirectional integration of the local population and people with immigrant backgrounds. The research data were collected through participatory observation and reflective discussions by the social work researcher in the theatre workshops. By the analysis of an interdisciplinary team of social work and art education researchers, we develop a context-sensitive framework of art-based research to advance decolonizing research methods, which contribute to supporting the agency and inclusion of marginalized populations in research and in their integration processes at times of complex and rapid demographic and societal changes.


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