1st Edition

Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School... The Arts Drama, Visual Art, Music and Design

By Martin Fautley, Jonathan Savage Copyright 2011
192 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The school curriculum is a contested arena. There are competing pressures from those who advocate that it should be constructed on a subject specific basis, whereas at the other end of the continuum is the stance taken by this book, that learning, and especially learning in the arts, can transcend artificial boundaries between subjects. This book sets out a case for cross-curricular learning... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction: The context for cross-curricular teaching and learning  Chapter 2: Artistic Principles and Purposes for Cross-curricular Teaching and Learning  Chapter 3: The Pedagogy and Practice of Cross-curricular Teaching and Learning within and beyond the Arts  Chapter 4: The Language of Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Arts  Chapter 5: The Cross-Curricular Potential of Technology within the Arts  Chapter 6: Artistic Approaches to Assessment  Chapter 7: Looking Forwards

Biography

Jonathan Savage is Senior Lecturer in Music Education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Royal Northern College of Music, and teaches on a range of PGCE courses and doctoral studies programmes. He is an active researcher in a wide range of areas relating to education and ICT and has research interests in curriculum development.

Martin Fautley is Professor of Education at Birmingham City University. He teaches on a range of teacher training and research programmes. His research interests lie in the areas of creativity in education and assessment, and of their role in developing teaching, learning and the curriculum.