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ERIC Number: EJ1401260
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-1476-8062
Notes towards a Pedagogy of Be-Longing: Rewilding Art and Design Education
Poole, Si
International Journal of Art & Design Education, v42 n4 p597-610 2023
This article reflects on 4 years of research activities in the fields of horticulture and creative praxis. The initial project was a personal one and set out with a simple methodology of collecting, observing, and recording a specific genus of plants, that of Mentha. But as the specific question of whether a garden can, or should, be thought of as a work of art was raised it developed into an interactive, more-than-human dynamic between the researcher and multiple species. Ultimately, this led to a consideration of the positionality and interactions of the creative practitioner as critical, in order to develop a transdisciplinary praxis that explores the ecological and transformative potential of learning and healing through gardening. Through a reflexive narrative approach, the role of gardening in education, therefore, is positioned as an art and design praxis and as a partial remedy for several salient, contemporary global issues and challenges. A praxis that if not the complete remedy might at least help, in part, to remedy the damaging ecological experiences of adult and child learners alike, and as such, this article concludes with a provocation for teachers as artists and activists.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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