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Abstract
This paper investigates the potentialities for professional development, when teachers work with integration of arts and academic subjects in the classroom. The idea of integrating arts and academic subjects can be seen as a way of experimenting with teaching. Experiments in the classroom as a way of creating new knowledge about teaching is very closely linked to ideas from action research approaches to development of both new practices and new knowledge. Therefore, we will draw on concepts from action research theory to explore how teachers learn and at the same time develop new knowledge when they experiment with artistic and academic subjects at the same time. Therefore, the action research approach will be elaborated and underpinned with learning concepts deriving from pedagogue and philosopher, John Dewey. We term this the three e’s of learning, and furthermore of professional development: Experience, Exploration, and Experimentation. In this way, the action research approach has the possibility of creating not only new practices, but also to develop new theoretic understanding of the learning processes involved in creating change in a living practice as classroom teaching.
As an empirical basis of the paper is data from an action research project within the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS ALP) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
As an empirical basis of the paper is data from an action research project within the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS ALP) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Translated title of the contribution | Kunstintegration som mulighed for faglig udvikling for lærere |
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Original language | English |
Publication date | 23 Jul 2012 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jul 2012 |
Event | arts in society - Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jul 2012 → 25 Jul 2012 |
Conference
Conference | arts in society |
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Location | Liverpool |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Liverpool |
Period | 23/07/2012 → 25/07/2012 |
Activities
- 1 Visiting another research institution
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University of Utah, College of Education
Julie Borup Jensen (Visiting researcher)
15 Sept 2011 → 21 Oct 2011Activity: Visiting another research institution