Conceptions of teaching art held by secondary school art teachers

Bick Har LAM, David KEMBER

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Abstract

Research into teachers' conceptions of teaching can be justified in that deep seated beliefs impact upon the way teachers teach and influence the learning approaches of their students. This study examined conceptions of teaching art, through interviews with 18 secondary school art teachers in Hong Kong. The analysis resulted in a two-level characterisation of conceptions under broad essentialist and contextualist orientations. There were four subordinate conception categories, namely moral development in art and aesthetic development in art under the essentialist orientation, and intellectual development through art, and expression and therapy through art as sub-categories of the contextualist orientation. The categories were defined and delimited by six dimensions. The categories were seen as clearly distinguishable but related, though not hierarchically. There was no evidence of the category scheme being culturally specific, as the majority of the teachers held beliefs which were not consistent with the traditional manner of Chinese painting. Copyright © NSEAD 2004.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)290-301
JournalThe International Journal of Art & Design Education
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2004

Citation

Lam, B. H., & Kember, D. (2004). Conceptions of teaching art held by secondary school art teachers. The International Journal of Art & Design Education, 23(3), 290-301.

Keywords

  • Perspective
  • Metaphor
  • Beliefs

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