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1	Perceiving Indeterminacy: A Theoretical Framework of the Perceptual Rite of Passage for Preadolescents Herman, David 08 1900 (has links) It is the fundamental insight of phenomenology that meaning is first and foremost - not something which we intellectually reflect on. It is not a product of the mind reworking raw, perceptual experiences. Rather meaning, and our connection to the world, are perceptual phenomena. Thus, to understand the ways in which children find meaning demands a turn toward perceptual experiences - how children see and feel. In this theoretical dissertation, I explore questions of perceptual experiences through a phenomenological framework that I refer to as the perceptual rite of passage (PRoP). The conceptual framework, which centers on attentiveness, labors to help us understand the ontology of perception for preadolescents and how meaning emerges through everyday encounters. phenomenology preadolescent early childhood art education art education visual studies critical visual literacy Education, Art Philosophy Sociology, Theory and Methods Perception in children. Phenomenology and art.