ERIC Number: EJ1390517
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1742-5964
EISSN: EISSN-1742-5972
Collage-Making as a Way to Refine My Teaching Practices and My Relationship to Learners' Learning in My Classroom
Studying Teacher Education, v19 n2 p204-224 2023
In this article, I reflect on my use of collage-making as an arts-based method in self-study doctoral research. My self-study was guided by sociocultural learning theories that assume education is an individual activity and a social phenomenon. I ask, "How did collage-making allow me to refine my teaching and learning?" I utilized collage-making has an evocative tool that profoundly contributes to qualitative research. I expressed what had been said and unsaid using pictures and word phrases using this method. I illustrate the evocative power of collage-making as a means to express what had been said and unsaid using pictures and word phrases. I demonstrate how collage-making aided me in reflecting upon my lived experiences and teaching. The collage data generation and analysis helped me realize an overarching understanding of self-study research in exploring arts-based research. In short, this process provided a framework for portraying and communicating my emotions and understanding. Collages inspired me to present my thoughts creatively and authentically and collage-making allowed me to find my personal and social voice and recollect thoughts and memories related to social and emotional learning. Collage-making can offer teachers and teacher educators an opportunity to question their teaching practice through self-inquiry and richer perspectives on their teaching and classroom practices.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Products, Art Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Teaching Methods, Social Emotional Learning, Doctoral Students, Ethics, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education, Self Concept, Early Experience, Art Activities, Research Methodology, Reflection, Teacher Improvement, Sense of Community, Inner Speech (Subvocal), Educational Environment, Safety, Bullying, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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