The completed research allows to conclude that abstract expression holds a key importance in the process of art tuition. Its influence on children visual reflection is determined by a number of factors: the development of student's thinking process, his individual character, visual reflection forms, relevant teaching methods and valuation of student's works. This research describes the techniques the tutor uses for the purpose to understand the student, best reveal his unique inner capabilities and skills and facilitate their development. In early age, when children only start to realize the principals of abstract art, they create abstract compositions on playing grounds. Their creativity, active imagination, thinking capabilities and intuition expand and improve on the way. In upper grades, when the attractiveness of drawing and working as a process fades out, the weight of drawing result continually increases. This is the age when children lose the joy of spontaneous creation, while the attempt at realistic expression encounters an essential lack of skills. Children are willing to be taught and they seek definite rules. Still they cannot generalize consciously, therefore the most appropriate tasks are design of ornaments out of geometrical figures, lines and colours. This way they get acquainted with the means of abstract expression in art, and these provide a positive impulse for the enhancement of creative capabilities and overall personality maturing. 14 – 18 years... [to full text]

<p> In the past few decades, parental involvement has increasingly become more noted in a child's educational journey. More administrators and teachers are recognizing the value of parental involvement. Parental involvement benefits include increased student achievement and stronger school-family partnerships. Implementing parental involvement practices is often required for schools to receive federal support such as Title I funds. Although there is supporting research that shows the positive effects of parental involvement in elementary school settings, there is limited research as to how it can affect students at the middle school level. In addition, other effects of parental involvement that stretch beyond student learning, such as multicultural awareness, have received much less attention. </p><p> The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not parental involvement at the middle school level has an impact on students' multicultural awareness and learning. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed to identify statistical significance and emerging themes to be used to enhance classroom practices at the middle school level. An instrument adapted from the Civil Rights Project (CRP) was used to collect data from middle school students to measure multicultural awareness. Four and five-point Likert scales were used to measure respondents' levels of awareness. A researcher-created summative assessment was used as an instrument to evaluate student learning. Additionally, qualitative questions were used to elicit students' perceptions regarding culture and family involvement. </p><p> Quantitative findings from this study did not reveal statistical significance between the control and parental involvement groups regarding student learning and multicultural awareness. Practical significance was shown in two of the survey questions, which indicated small to medium effects between group and time and small to medium effects of interactions. Practical significance was also evident in the interactions between groups based on grade level in three of the survey questions. Qualitatively, the majority of middle school students felt they were open to learning about cultures different from their own. Most students believed their parents would enjoy hearing about what they learn in visual arts classes. Other themes emerged including the misconception that culture is exclusively related to peoples of the past and the notion that cultural topics are only discussed in terms of the oppression of others. The majority of fifth and sixth grade respondents believed that art class was a venue for learning about different cultures and could recognize the benefits of learning about people from different parts of the world.</p>

This study investigates one teacher’s strategies and use of critical inquiry skills whilst teaching a senior art class about contemporary artworks. It has sought to identify the strengths and challenges one teacher faces whilst teaching contemporary artworks through a postmodern art curriculum. It looks at thinking and learning opportunities through critically responsive teaching and seeks to recognize the importance of an innovative and imaginative approach. / The research process comprised gathering information through a series of interviews and observations of one teacher over five consecutive theoretical lessons. The results of these recorded interviews as well as the observational notes and transcriptions provided me with ample data for analysis and discussion. The students’ responses were analysed in terms of the VCE art curriculum’s requirements using the interpretive frameworks and for the development of critical thinking in the study of postmodern list art. / The results indicate that developing thinking skills contributes to a students ability to problem solve and make decisions. Strategies for thinking and learning are enhanced in a quality learning environment which challenges students, promotes reflection and critical inquiry and involves students in meaningful learning opportunities. This study has shown how studying contemporary art contributes to overall development of the mind through innovative pedagogy. It has also shown that traditional teaching approaches to art curriculum design framed by postmodern perspectives have the ability provide students with comprehensive and interesting learning opportunities. / The significance of this study is that it has shown that the new curriculum with its emphasis on the interpretive frameworks can be taught with traditional methods. As the teacher gains confidence with the method he is also able to expand his approaches and adapt his teaching style to facilitate a productive outcome. This is seen in the growth of thinking skills and knowledge revealed by this small group of students in an outer metropolitan Victorian secondary school.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-207).

Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2018-11-29T18:24:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ANA RITA DA SILVA.pdf: 2699438 bytes, checksum: 4245ec30550f3834fc8e2468645561dd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-29T18:24:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ANA RITA DA SILVA.pdf: 2699438 bytes, checksum: 4245ec30550f3834fc8e2468645561dd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-09-14 / The present work, inscribed in the line of research of Theories of Education and Pedagogical Processes, aims to study the development of creativity and the processes of creation in school, based on the contributions of the Historical-Cultural Theory formulated by Lev Seminovich Vigotski and his collaborators. This theoretical reference, in leading to the understanding the creative imagination as a process that encompasses the systemic development of higher psychological functions through out intersubjective interaction, highlights the role of the school in providing the child's cognitive-affective experiences for the formation of this capacity. With this understanding, the central problem that was sought to clarify was: what are the implications of school educational work in the development of the creative imagination of students, based on the conceptions of creativity of managers and teachers, and the way they perform pedagogical mediation in school and in Art classes? This problematic points out to the main objective that is related to the understanding and analysis of how the conceptions of creativity of managers and teachers and the way they perform pedagogical mediation in school and in art classes imply the development of the students' creative imagination. And, as specific objectives, it will historicize and contextualize the concept of creativity and its implications within the Brazilian pedagogical tendencies; analyze the conception of creativity of teachers and managers; examine pedagogical mediation in school and in art classes; investigate the students’ artistic production, based on pedagogical mediation in the context of art classes; demonstrate the peculiarities of historicalcultural theory for the development of creativity in the school context. The work takes place in two stages, involving bibliographical and field researches. The bibliographical search covers the period from 1975 to 2015, focusing on studies on the theme of creativity, specifically related to art education. The field research involves managers, teachers and students of the Art discipline of the 6th and 7th years of Elementary School in two public schools. The data collection includes questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, analysis of the Political Pedagogical Project and the observation of participation in Art classes. The results obtained from the thesis reveal that, in most of the consulted literature on creativity, psychological conceptions prevail that do not consider the interconnections between social and cultural in the study of personality formation; the managers and teachers investigated tend to see creativity as a historical cultural phenomenon, but without reaching a theoretical explanation that contributes to the understanding of the psychological connections; Art teachers’ pedagogical mediation does not prioritize actions focused on the creative imagination, such as problematization, thought activity, reflection, fantasy. Thus, the limitations imposed on the imagination and subjective motivation bring losses to the activity of pupils' creation, generating stereotyped forms of expression, which they end up being maintained at the reproductive level, without advancing to more elaborated and original aesthetic configurations from the point of view of magnification and transformation of experiences. In conclusion, therefore there is a need to develop studies on the subject of creativity in the teaching of art in a historical-cultural perspective, surpassing concepts that are rigid or misleading about the concept and seeking its understanding as a psychological function to be developed in a way through out education. / O presente trabalho, inscrito na linha de pesquisa Teorias da Educação e Processos Pedagógicos, objetiva o estudo do desenvolvimento da criatividade e dos processos de criação na escola, a partir das contribuições da Teoria Histórico-Cultural formulada por Lev Seminovich Vigotski e seus colaboradores. Esse referencial teórico, ao conduzir à compreensão da imaginação criadora como um processo que abrange o desenvolvimento sistêmico das funções psicológicas superiores, mediante a interação intersubjetiva, destaca o papel da escola em proporcionar a ampliação das experiências cognitivo-afetivas da criança para a formação dessa capacidade. Com esse entendimento, o problema central que se buscou esclarecer foi: quais as implicações do trabalho educativo escolar no desenvolvimento da imaginação criadora dos estudantes, tendo como base as concepções de criatividade de gestores e professores e a forma como realizam a mediação pedagógica na escola e nas aulas de Arte? Essa problemática aponta como objetivo principal entender e analisar como as concepções de criatividade de gestores e professores e a forma como realizam a mediação pedagógica na escola e nas aulas de Arte implicam no desenvolvimento da imaginação criadora dos estudantes. E, como objetivos específicos, historiar e contextualizar o conceito criatividade e suas implicações dentro das tendências pedagógicas brasileiras; analisar a concepção de criatividade de professores e gestores; examinar a mediação pedagógica na escola e nas aulas de Arte; investigar a produção artística dos alunos, a partir da mediação pedagógica no contexto das aulas de arte; demonstrar as peculiaridades da teoria histórico-cultural para o desenvolvimento da criatividade no contexto escolar. A investigação ocorre em duas etapas, envolvendo pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa de campo. A pesquisa bibliográfica abrange o período de 1975 a 2015, com foco em estudos sobre o tema da criatividade, especificamente, ligados à arteeducação. A pesquisa de campo envolve gestores, professores e estudantes da disciplina Arte do 6º e 7º anos do Ensino Fundamental em duas escolas da rede pública. A coleta de dados inclui questionários e entrevistas semiestruturadas, análise do Projeto Político Pedagógico e observação participativa das aulas de Arte. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa revelam que, na maior parte da literatura consultada sobre a criatividade, prevalecem concepções psicológicas que não consideram as interconexões entre o social e o cultural no estudo da formação da personalidade; os gestores e professores nos contextos investigados tendem a ver a criatividade como um fenômeno cultural histórico, mas sem alcançar uma explicação de nível teórico que contribua para compreendê-la em seus liames psicológicos; a mediação pedagógica dos professores de Arte não prioriza ações voltadas à imaginação criadora, tais como a problematização, a atividade do pensamento, a reflexão, a fantasia. Assim, as limitações impostas à imaginação e à motivação subjetiva trazem prejuízos à atividade de criação dos alunos, gerando formas estereotipadas de expressão, que acabam se mantendo no nível reprodutor, sem avançar para configurações estéticas mais elaboradas e originais do ponto de vista da ampliação e transformação das experiências. Conclui-se, assim, que existe a necessidade de desenvolver estudos sobre o tema da criatividade no ensino da Arte numa perspectiva histórico-cultural, superando noções enrijecidas ou equivocadas sobre o conceito e buscando a sua compreensão como uma função psicológica a ser desenvolvida de maneira sistêmica por meio da educação.

Submitted by Rosivalda Pereira (mrs.pereira@ufma.br) on 2017-05-24T21:20:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MayaraKarlaAnunciacaoSilva.pdf: 1386884 bytes, checksum: 28ec82d9d5d489c90ae7ff0eada91560 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-24T21:20:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MayaraKarlaAnunciacaoSilva.pdf: 1386884 bytes, checksum: 28ec82d9d5d489c90ae7ff0eada91560 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-14 / After the implementation of the InstitutosFederais in all Brazilian territory the actions linked to the tutorship, research and extension have given a new profile to the professional and technological education in the country. In Maranhão this fact was evidenced in different ways, through either the expansion andinternalization or in the qualified educational and cultural service deliver, especially in the area of knowledge in arts, that has developed a proactive, collaborationist and interdisciplinary role with the subjects, institutions and communities. In this context, the old professionalizing school has abandoned the vocation aiming former machine-men, for opening possibilities for a more humanistic education, in which the art/education professionals, supported by the students, teachers and the others cultural agents, has been giving an important contribution that became noticeable through diverse practices. The description of this scenario synthesize the main results got by this research, that was developed between 2013 and 2015, in Açailância Campus, IFMA, with the following aims: verifying the way the pedagogical actions in arts allows changes in the school context of the integrated education, linking the tutorship to the research and extension; analyzing the pedagogical processes and cultural and artistic events that contribute to this educative construction; and analyzing the way the educative action in arts collaborated for the occurrence of this social, educational and cultural change in the Integrated Elementary Education within that town. The theoretical-methodological purpose which has interdisciplinary origin was based in the conceptions more iterant of the art/education , cultural action and cultural studies, predicting an organization mediated by the research action and others complementary methodological procedures. It was verified that during the research the creation of the Study and Research Group in Art in the Açailândia Campus of IFMA, coordinated by the teacher and author of this research was relevant, which has organized artistic events linked to the tutorship, research and extension. / Após a implantação dos Institutos Federais em todo o território nacional, as ações vinculadas ao ensino, pesquisa e extensão deram novo sabor à educação profissional e tecnológica brasileira. No Maranhão isso se evidenciou de diversas maneiras, seja através da expansão e interiorização, seja na prestação de serviços educacionais e culturais de qualidade, especialmente na área de conhecimento em arte, que passou a desempenhar um papel proativo, colaboracionista e interdisciplinar junto aos sujeitos, instituições e comunidades. Nesse contexto, a antiga escola profissionalizante abandonou a vocação de formadora de homens máquinas, para, em seu lugar, abrir possibilidades para a uma educação humanista, na qual os profissionais da arte/educação, apoiados pelos estudantes, professores e demais agentes culturais, vêm dando uma contribuição ímpar e que se tornou visível através de práticas diversificadas. A descrição desse cenário sintetiza os principais resultados conseguidos pela presente pesquisa, que foi desenvolvida entre 2013 e 2015, no Campus Açailândia do IFMA, com os seguintes objetivos: verificar como a prática pedagógica em arte possibilita modificações no contexto escolar da educação integrada, interligando o ensino à pesquisa e extensão; analisar os processos pedagógicos e acontecimentos culturais e artísticos que favorecerem essa dada construção educativa; e finalmente, de que forma a prática educativa em arte colaborou para que ocorresse essa mudança social, educacional e cultural na Educação Básica Integrada, no âmbito daquele município. A proposta teóricometodológica de natureza interdisciplinar assentou-se nas concepções mais recorrentes da arte/educação, ação cultural e dos estudos culturais, prevendo uma organização mediada pela pesquisa ação e outros procedimentos metodológicos complementares. Verificou-se que nessa caminhada foi de fundamental importância a criação do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Arte no Campus Açailândia do IFMA, coordenado pela professora e autora da pesquisa, o qual passou a organizar as ações artísticas vinculadas ao ensino, à pesquisa e extensão.

Diploma thesis is focused on younger school age children´s drawings. Theoretic part gives information about the stages of younger school age, describes the art development of children and it deals in more detail with the concept of creativity. The thesis gives a characteristic of art taught at a primary school and fine art at an art school in its last part. Practical part of this diploma thesis analyzes a set of 64 drawings of children aged 8-9 years. Its aim is to compare the drawing expression and to find differences in drawings on the given, theme between two groups of children, children from a common elementary school and children from an art school who visit fine arts lessons.

The thesis Between Picture and Word,The Life and Work of Viktor Pivovarov explores the life and art of one of the leading personalities of Russian unofficial art. Viktor Pivovarov is considered one of the founders of The Moscow Conceptual School. He has been living and working in Prague, Czech Republic since 1982. His works are represented in major world collections, e.g. in The Tate Gallery in London, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, in The Tretyakov State Gallery in Moscow, The Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg and The National Gallery in Prague. The thesis is divided into three parts: 1) Life, time, contexts, 2) Work and 3) Timeline. The first part covers the artist's biography, the period context and the so-called unofficial Russian art of the 1950s- 70s. It also deals with his influence on the Czech cultural scene. The second part analyzes selected works by Pivovarov and tries to present an overall characterization of his art. It also attempts to place his work in the Russian, Czech and the West art contexts. The third part, the timeline, focuses on the important dates in Pivovarov's life and work and on crucial political and cultural events.

Annotation: The diploma thesis analyzes level of quality of gallery educating systems in educational institutions. It focuses on city of Kutná Hora and Gallery of the Central Bohemia Region. In its theoretical part it focuses on characterization of gallery educating systém and shows that musems and galleries can offer educative activities of great value. It describes its origins and tradition in the Czech Republic. It describes its methods and goals, characters of educators, their role in educating programs. It focuses on how it works as part of curricular documents and describes how space can affect quality of educational process. The second part introduces Gallery of the Central Bohemia Region Kutná Hora and its center for education LC GASK, its goals and visions of. It describes what activities LC GASK offers and not only for schools. The third part describes experience from three points of view. The first point of view is of child participating in the educational programs, the child was actually the author of the diploma thesis. The second is a teacher who tries to offer educational programs to students and it also shows difficulties which exist in this process and trying to deal with these difficulties. The last one is new and unexperienced gallery educator. The last chapter completes all hypothesis...

The aim of the diploma thesis is to find out and compare the level of motor abilities of younger school age children attending dance lessons at Elementary Art school and then to compare it with the level of motor abilities of younger school age children which do sports only in Physical Education. It has been testing at the Elementary Art school in Chotěboř and at the Primary School Smetanova in Chotěboř and I used the battery test - Unifittest (6-60), which I completed by the holistic motoric test, called the Jacík test. I also used a questionnaire to find out what other sports activities do pupils of the dance branch. The research part of this work shows that the dance students achieved on average better results than the pupils of the Primary School dedicated to sports only in Physical Education. The biggest difference was between the test groups in the repeatedly "Leh-Sed", when the dance students were better by almost 30 %. Using a questionnaire survey I found out that 9 out of 14 pupils of the dance branch attend at least one other sports club. KEYWORDS motor abilities, primary school age, elementary art school, dance subject, UNIFITTEST (6-60)