ERIC Number: EJ1260131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
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Critical Tourism as a Pedagogy for Art Education Abroad
Lai, Alice; Kan, Koon-Hwee
Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, v61 n2 p142-154 2020
The purpose of this article is to examine the pedagogy and practice of critical tourism in art education abroad. First, we unpack the neoliberal discourse underlying U.S. study abroad programs and problematize the popular belief that a short-term study abroad experience can result in the genuine development of culturally competent global citizens. We then delineate the pedagogical framework of critical tourism and propose four types of learning: democratic, collaborative, critical-reflective, and glocal. We especially recognize critical glocal engagement with art as a significant component in the pedagogy. Drawing on a travel-study program that included a short-term educational tour to China, we describe a curriculum for critical tourism along with two students' projects to illustrate the students' embodied learning to become critical tourists, maker-performers, and global citizens.
Descriptors: Tourism, Art Education, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Experiential Learning, Consciousness Raising, College Students, Learning Activities, Art Activities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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