Touching the Void: Arts Education Research in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Gibson, Robyn; Anderson, Michael
Titel	Touching the Void: Arts Education Research in Australia
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 28 (2008) 1, S.103-112 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
Schlagwörter	International Studies; Art Education; Foreign Countries; Partnerships in Education; Research Needs; Research Opportunities; Curriculum Evaluation; Case Studies; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Educational Research; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationaler Studiengang; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Forschungsbedarf; Forschungshaushalt; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Australien
Abstract	This article is an overview of arts education research in Australia. The authors argue that there is an urgent need for key arts organisations to form strategic partnerships with arts educators to provide stronger research in the area of arts education. This research base would enhance the ability of policymakers, arts administrators and arts educators to argue for a stronger presence for arts education in schools. Many arts educators and researchers believe that engagement with the arts has value beyond the specific arts subjects themselves. International studies have indicated that important cognitive and social processes and capabilities are developed in arts-enriched experiences, which can be particularly significant for students who are at risk, disengaged and/or underachieving. While this realisation has stimulated action in other countries such as China, Singapore and Japan, arts education researchers in Australia currently make do with small-scale and often ad hoc research in an attempt to argue their case. The conclusions and recommendations of this article call for a series of strategic partnerships to touch or even fill the current void in arts education research in Australia. (Contains 2 tables and 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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