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A conceptual framework for teaching aesthetics to elementary students
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The purpose of this philosophical study was to clarify and synthesize a variety of theories and approaches in cognitive developmental psychology, curriculum theory and development, aesthetics, as they relate to visual art education. Four... A conceptual approach to aesthetics as a subject of study for children was placed within a curriculum continuum ranging from traditional academic rationalistic and cognitive-empirical orientations, to more radical personal relevancy and... Cognitive developmental theories proposed by Jean Piaget, Jerome Bruner, and David Feldman were examined and compared to clarify the basis for organizing content and instructional sequencing, with regard to learning theory, student... The works of art educators and educational theorists interested in the area of aesthetics reviewed in this study included Tom Anderson, David Ecker, Gilbert Clark, Enid Zimmerman, Michael Parsons, Arthur Efland, Vincent Lanier, John... As philosophical inquiry, this study clarified and brought together varying views on the nature of teaching and learning in art. The particular focus of this study on the discipline of aesthetic inquiry and the manner in which young...
Delineating instruction: A collaborative planning approach that brings development and delivery systems together
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This study investigates the development of a collaborative approach to instructional planning, in the context of a local, natural instructional setting in the educational system of a Caribbean island. Parallel teams of planners are... The collaborative instructional exercise is developed as a series of planning sessions--utilizing the mechanism of a small group interaction/problem-solving process. The group of 12 main, direct participants consists of six developers... Findings of the investigation reveal that both sets of planners considered more elements that traditionally prescribed and described in instructional models. Furthermore, the planners introduced new dimensions to, and derived new meanings from, aspects of the planning process. Findings of this study support some findings of earlier research studies (e.g., that instructional planners do not...
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