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Implementation of Johansen’s art criticism model within a grade two classroom

University of British Columbia

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.

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2009-02-17

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4685

Curriculum Studies

University of British Columbia

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