Acts of discovery : Using collaborative research to mobilize and generate knowledge about visual arts teaching practice

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Mitchell, Donna. (2014). Acts of discovery : Using collaborative research to mobilize and generate knowledge about visual arts teaching practice. Arts Education Policy Review. 115(4), pp. 141 - 150. https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2014.948344
AuthorsMitchell, Donna
Abstract

Visual arts teachers engage in complex work on a daily basis. This work is informed by practical knowledge that is rarely examined or drawn on in research or in the development of policy. Focusing on the work of secondary visual arts teachers, this article reports on a research program conducted in a regional area of New South Wales, Australia. The research engages in a collaborative process of educational connoisseurship and educational criticism to examine and discuss classroom practice. The process is underpinned by a belief in research as an act of discovery and is guided by a framework that provides a language and grammar of practice. Drawing on qualitative data, discussion focuses on how the collaborative process enables the mobilization and generation of new knowledge. The article concludes by considering the relationship between teaching practice, research, and policy development and by recommending support for collaborative research-based initiatives that foreground the knowledge of teachers.

Year2014
JournalArts Education Policy Review
Journal citation115 (4), pp. 141 - 150
ISSN1063-2913
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2014.948344
Page range141 - 150
Research GroupSchool of Education
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