Art & Art History ETDs

Publication Date

5-1-2010

Abstract

This research is an investigation into the relationship between artistic practice and art teaching in secondary art teachers. After an examination of various perspectives on this relationship that have appeared in scholarly journals over the last several decades, some of which argue that artistic practice is essential to the quality of an art teacher's teaching, and some of which regard the two practices as separate, I interviewed five secondary art teachers to find out more about this relationship. I conducted the interviews in a semi open-ended fashion, asking questions that invited participants to discuss teaching preferences and priorities as well as thier own work and processes as artists. I considered the interviews through a lens of both phenomenology and Arts-Based Educational Research. The interviews with these five art teachers, all of whom identified themselves as practicing artists, revealed that there was a great deal of consensus on the importance of continued artistic practice and the many ways that this continued practice led to being a better art teacher.""

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Art Education

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

UNM Department of Art and Art History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Lampela, Laurelna

Second Committee Member

Wix, Linney

Third Committee Member

Pauly, Nancy

Keywords

art education, secondary art teaching

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