Reflective Practice in Arts Education

by Burnard, Pamela; Hennessy, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9781402047022
• ISBN10: 1402047029
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book is focused on the role of reflective practice, as a source and resource for teaching and learning and research in the arts (here being Art and Design, Dance, Drama and Music). It aims to investigate the concept of reflection and its application to a range of contemporary arts education contexts for both teachers and learners. Authors investigate how and in what ways reflection is practised in arts education, and argue for the central importance of reflection within the professional arts community. The book will provide a resource for those seeking to engage in individual and collective professional development which, by its nature, involves reflecting on practice. Many of the authors are both arts educators and researchers who reflect current trends in arts education, and consider the relationships between teachers, artists and learners in and across disciplines.Through explanation and discussion of examples of practice both in and out of school, and in with a range of age phases, readers will gain insight into a variety of ways of working and ways of understanding how learning in the arts is nurtured.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Endorsements of Reflective Practices in Arts Education	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
About the Contributors	xiii
SECTION 1: PERSPECTIVES ON REFLECTION
1. Rethinking the Imperatives for Reflective Practices in Arts Education	3	(10)
Pamela Burnard (UK)
2. Adolescents and Cultures of Reflection: More than Meets the Eye	13	(10)
Saville Kushner (UK)
3. Cultural Reflections: Teaching Performing Arts to Muslims	23	(10)
Diana Harris (UK)
4. Reflective Creativity: Reforming the Arts Curriculum for the Information Age	33	(12)
Mary Hilton (UK)
5. Teaching Arts as Reflective Practice	45	(10)
Liane Hentschke and Luciana Del Ben (Brazil)
6. Challenges for Artists and Teachers Working in Partnership	55	(14)
Rena Upitis (Canada)
SECTION 2: TOOLS OF REFLECTION
7. Game for Reflection? Reflections on the Development and Use of a Reflective Tool	69	(14)
Charlotte J. Peel (UK)
8. Reflection and Evaluation: Tools for Learning by Arts Practitioners	83	(12)
Joanna Glover and Janet Hoskyns (UK)
9. Using Learner Journals in Teacher Education in the Arts	95	(12)
Linda Rolfe (UK)
10. Reflective Use of Digital Technologies in the Arts	107	(16)
Jane Cheung and Eton Kung (Hong Kong, China)
11. Tools for Developing Reflective Skills	123	(16)
Jody L. Kerchner (USA)
SECTION 3: CASE STUDIES: REFLECTIONS IN AND ON ACTION
12. Reengagement through Peer Teaching Drama: Insights into Reflective Practice	139	(10)
Morag Morrison, Bruce Burton and John O'Toole (Australia/UK)
13. Cross- and Intercultural Engagement: A Case Study in Self-reflection and Finding Meaning	149	(10)
Dawn Joseph (Australia)
14. Reflective Practice through the Lens of a Fifth Grade Composition-based Music Class	159	(10)
Betty Anne Younker (USA)
15. Fair Exchange: Shared Professional Development and Reflective Action	169	(14)
Anna Ledgard (UK)
16. The Conditions and Consequences of Reflective Practices in Arts Education	183	(10)
Sarah Hennessy (UK)
Name Index	193	(2)
Subject Index	195