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2. Theorizing the nexus of STEAM practice.
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Peppler, Kylie and Wohlwend, Karen
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STEM education ,EDUCATION policy ,ARTS education ,DIGITAL media ,EDUCATIONAL technology ,CURRICULUM - Abstract
Recent advances in arts education policy, as outlined in the latest National Core Arts Standards, advocate for bringing digital media into the arts education classroom. The promise of such Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)-based approaches is that, by coupling Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and the arts, new understandings and artifacts emerge that transcend either discipline. Evidence of this can be seen through fundamental shifts in both fields; in the arts, artists are expanding the creative potential for design through computational flexibility, which affords artists the ability to exceed the limitations of their tools. The infusion of the arts into STEM has shown to be equally transformative, with the emergence of tools and communities that not only engender new content understandings but also invite participation from populations historically underrepresented in STEM fields. Drawing on over a decade of research at the intersection of the arts, creativity, and new technologies from the Creativity Labs at Indiana University, this article theorizes the learning that takes place at effective couplings of STEAM to assist today's educators in realizing the potential for transformative experiences for learners of all levels. This article provides a synthesis of this past work across two compelling cases of STEAM-based tools, materials, and activities (i.e., the media-rich programming environment Scratch as well as the work the LilyPad Arduino used to create electronic textiles), incorporating findings from more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and books, and conceptually outlines an approach to “gathering STEAM” in arts education classrooms today. Implications are explored for policy makers in teacher education to think about preservice curriculum and field experiences; policy makers in arts education to think about tools needed in classrooms today; as well as how art education can play a critical role in STEM disciplines and offer solutions to address STEM pipeline challenges. Such efforts extend current and prior discussions in the arts education landscape about the use of new technologies, and draw our attention to how new technologies can be leveraged for artistic expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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3. The implications of evaluation and educational policy reforms on English secondary school music education.
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Fautley, Martin
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MUSIC education ,NEOLIBERALISM ,EDUCATION policy ,EDUCATIONAL change ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
Neoliberalism in government thought and action has taken a very specific route in England. Building on a policy research grounding, and subjecting governmental and ministerial utterances to careful consideration, this article discusses the ways in which the specifically English situation has evolved. It reports that government has been carefully manipulative in terms of meeting its objectives and of finding ways in which to privilege science, technology, engineering, and math subjects in the curriculum of schools, while at the same time downplaying the place and role of the arts. It describes how school performance measures, the English Baccalaureate and Progress 8, are utilized to achieve the desired ends. The means by which governmental policies find their outworkings in the day-to-day lived experiences of schools are discussed, and the pernicious effects of these policies on the operationalizing of arts curricula generally, and music education in particular, are instantiated and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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4. The Arts in Turkish Preschool Education.
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Acer, Dilek
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PRESCHOOL education ,PRESCHOOL children ,CHILD development ,EDUCATION ,EDUCATION policy ,ART education ,CURRICULUM ,NATIONAL educational standards - Abstract
One of the most important factors determining a nation's level of development in the modern world is preschool education. When preschool education is perceived as an entity that affects every aspect of childhood development, this fact is undeniable. Several aspects of preschool education, including art education, play a significant role in a child's development. This article explores the arts in Turkish preschool education from the Ottoman Empire to the present. A framework of how art is included in preschool education has been created, and an attempt has been made to develop a critical, but also solution-oriented, perspective on the Turkish education system as it relates to preschool art education. This perspective can shed light on issues related to the importance placed on preschool art education curricula in the Republic of Turkey in hopes of developing standards comparable to those in place in Western countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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