1st Edition

Understanding Art Education Engaging Reflexively with Practice

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

What is distinctive about art and design as a subject in secondary schools? What contribution does it make to the wider curriculum? How can art and design develop the agency of young people? Understanding Art Education examines the theory and practice of helping young people learn in and beyond the secondary classroom. It provides guidance and stimulation for ways of thinking about art... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: Histories and Futures  1. Art and design in education: ruptures and continuities  2. A Return to Design in Art and Design: Developing creativity and innovation’  Part 2: Reconceptualising Practice 3. Developing creative potential: Learning through embodied practices  4. Learning as a Social Practice in Art and Design  5. Assessment and learning    Part 3: Relocating Practice  6. Critical Pedagogy  7. Collaborative liberatory practices for global citizenship

Biography

Nicholas Addison is a senior lecturer in Art, Design & Museology at the Institute of Education and Course Leader for the MA Art & Design in Education at the University of London, UK.

Lesley Burgess is a senior lecturer in Art, Design & Museology and Course Leader for the PGCE in Art & Design at the Institute of Education, University of London.

John Steers is General Secretary of the National Society for Education in Art and Design, and visiting senior research fellow at Roehampton University, London. He formerly taught art and design in secondary schools in London and Bristol for 14 years.

Jane Trowell is lecturer on the MA Arts Policy and Management at Birkbeck, University of London and co-director of the London-based interdisciplinary group PLATFORM.