An action research study of negotiating the visual arts curriculum with Grade 8 students

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dc.contributor.authorSpalding, Kathleen
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBlack, Joanna (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeRenaud, Robert (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMorin, Francine (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-11T16:20:09Z
dc.date.available2018-09-11T16:20:09Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-05en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-09-11T13:37:29Zen
dc.degree.disciplineCurriculum, Teaching and Learningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe focus of this thesis is negotiating a visual arts curriculum with Grade 8 students. The action research study offered me a way to transform and revitalize my classroom practice to counteract the disengagement experienced by many students at this age level. I aimed to provide an example of curriculum negotiation with middle years art students in a western Canadian context. The study was guided by five research questions dealing with implementation, meeting curricular outcomes, increasing student engagement, valuing the artistic experience, and empowering students. Data collection took many forms: questionnaires, interviews, field notes, and a survey. During the study, I implemented three pedagogical action strategies that gradually transferred responsibility and ownership for visual arts learning to the students. The students’ artwork provided evidence that curriculum negotiation positively impacts students’ valuing of the artistic experience, sustains students’ levels of engagement, increases students’ sense of empowerment, and positively impacts students’ artistry.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2018en_US
dc.identifier.citationAPAen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33300
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectcurriculum negotiationen_US
dc.subjectvisual artsen_US
dc.subjectmiddle yearsen_US
dc.subjectstudent engagementen_US
dc.subjectempowermenten_US
dc.subjectvaluing artistic experienceen_US
dc.titleAn action research study of negotiating the visual arts curriculum with Grade 8 studentsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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