This thesis reports an action research project which
was undertaken to study, understand, and improve a
teacher/researcher's pedagogy of art criticism in a grade
two class, through implementation of Johansen's art
criticism model. Concurrently, Johansen's art criticism
model was tested for its suitability in the context of
primary teaching.
Data for this study was collected within an operationa
grade two class through eight art criticism lessons, three
semi-structured interviews, students' journal writings, and
entries in the teacher's field diary.
Results from this study indicate that Johansen's art
criticism model is suitable for guiding second graders
through the art criticism process provided it is
appropriately implemented. The study also found that, on
the whole, the subjects are at the second stage of aestheti
development as proposed by Parsons (1982).
The study concludes with recommendations as to how
Johansen's art criticism model can be effectively
implemented within a primary class and what generalist
teachers need in order to incorporate art criticism into
their art program to bridge the gap between theory and
practice.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/4685 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Wong, Man Chee Patty |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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