(Re)imagining early childhood teacher education: belonging, being and becoming in the arts through A/r/tography

Geraldine Burke, Corinna Peterken, Clare Hall, Rosemary Gaye Bennett

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Abstract

This chapter investigates a/r/tographic teaching and learning encounters with early childhood preservice teachers undertaking an early childhood creative arts education unit of study. Through images and text we tell the story of how we came together as a virtual and embodied creative community. Using the flower as a provocation to undertake visual arts explorations that extended into drama, dance, music and arts-based performances, the students encountered issues in early childhood arts education through metaphor and metonym. Through the lens of artist/s, researcher/s and teacher/s this discussion reflects on the ways this approach enabled being, becoming and belonging in early childhood creative arts education.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA/r/tography
Subtitle of host publicationEssential Readings and Conversations
EditorsRita L. Irwin, Alexandra Lasczik, Anita Sinner, Valerie Triggs
Place of PublicationChicago IL USA
PublisherIntellect Ltd
Chapter11
Number of pages15
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781789388008, 9781789388015
ISBN (Print)9781789388688, 9781789387995
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameArtwork Scholarship: International Perspectives in Education
PublisherIntellect
ISSN (Print)2632-7872
ISSN (Electronic)2632-9182

Keywords

  • Early childhood arts education
  • Belonging, being and becoming
  • immersive approaches
  • creative arts
  • Pre-service teachers
  • A/r/tography

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