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ERIC Number: EJ1431802
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0039-3541
EISSN: EISSN-2325-8039
A Culture among the Teachers: The White Habitus of Elementary Art
Beth Link
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, v65 n2 p210-226 2024
This ethnographic case study asks how White elementary art educators address cultures other than their own and how race and Whiteness operate in their curriculum work. This research involved three phases, where the researcher moved from observing teachers' multicultural curriculum work to guiding critical reflection, and finally to collaboratively writing a critical curriculum that teachers then enacted. Findings suggest that teachers' sociocultural knowledge shapes their teaching philosophies, often in dysconscious and embodied ways. Findings also suggest the habitus of art education has reinforced the notion of the arts as White property. This ideology was part of art education culture, norms, and behaviors embedded in both the formal and informal curriculum and maintained by the teachers' preservice programs, their colleagues, and district leaders. These findings indicate the need for antiracist art education and mentorship preparing teachers to engage in intentional dialogue about race and identity, critically reflect on their curriculum work, and question the habitus.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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