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Arts at the Core: Considerations of Cultural Competence for Secondary Pre-Service Teachers in the Age of Common Core and the Every Student Succeeds Act
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Pedagogies: An International Journal . 2021 16(1):19-43. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Arts integration is a transformative platform for teacher candidates to think, plan, and teach for understanding that extends beyond the curriculum. This qualitative content analysis explores what pre-service teachers learned about arts integration as a route to cultural competence. The researchers show how pre-service teachers' experiences with arts integration shift their thinking about their future pedagogical practices. Using Culturally Relevant Pedagogy as a lens, the researchers analyzed written reflections from teacher candidates (n = 15), who experienced creative processes such as problem-solving and art-making in an Arts Integration course at the end of a secondary teacher preparation program. Teacher candidate reflections show a new consideration for a culturally relevant solution to an ongoing problem or perception; plans to relate and connect to students' interest, perspectives, and ideas; and a focus on the barriers and benefits of creative and critical problem-solving in and through the arts. The paper concludes by suggesting an art-integration themed program in teacher education as well as art-based learning as a component of professional development for novice teachers.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1554-480X
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Pedagogies: An International Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1287653
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480X.2020.1738936