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Book SynopsisThis volume, created by seventeen interdisciplinary authors, brings together pioneering practices that introduce arts into education in Japan. The field of research ranges from kindergarten, primary and secondary school to liberal arts and postgraduate courses at university. The chapters cover both formal and informal settings, such as museums and after school programs. The genres of art include visual art, performance, dance, vocal music, and drama. Arts-based or arts-inspired methods help students’ artistic inquiry through creative or performative practices, leading to new findings that might not otherwise be described. Artistic practice makes students reflect on their own bodies, emotions, feelings, ways of life, and relationships with others, which leads to creative thinking. The volume is based on three new trends in art and education: 1) the development of Arts-Based Research in Japan since its introduction from abroad; 2) the introduction of art practice into academic research in various disciplines and diverse educational settings; and 3) the new trend in drama education and theatrical performance in Japan. Each chapter inspires and provokes discussion among researchers and practitioners in various educational settings on the future direction of art education in Japan and around the world.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables 1 Art = Research: Inquiry in Creative Practice Kayoko Komatsu and Ryoji Namai 2 Arts-Based Research Practices in Sociology: Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Education Masayuki Okahara and Alena Prusakova 3 What Arts-Based Research and A/r/tography Allow for Art Education in Teacher Training and Education in Japan Koichi Kasahara 4 ABR by Learners in Liberal Arts: A Case Study of Artist Eiko Otake’s “Delicious Movement” Yuka Hayashi and Takeshi Okada 5 Exploring as an Artist: A Study of a Practical Arts Course for Non-Arts-Major Students at a Japanese University Kikuko Takagi and Shijun Wang 6 Constructing Design Guidelines for a Creation-Focused Contemporary Dance Educational Program for Non-Dance Majors Yuko Nakano and Takeshi Okada 7 Music-Based/Inspired Scientific Research and Liberal Arts Education Kazutoshi Kudo and Kiyomi Toyoda 8 Developing University Students’ Creativity through Participation in Art Projects Takumitsu Agata and Shingo Jinno 9 The Possibility of Museum Theatre in Japan: From Hands-on to “Minds-on” through Drama Work Yuriko Kobayashi 10 Why Can Girls Perform as Boys But Boys Reject Performing as Girls? Mapping Affects in Gender Crossing through Theater Performance in Japan Yuko Kawashima 11 Drama Workshop with Scenario-Writing for Transnational Children: What They Know in Their Everyday and School Lives Hiroaki Ishiguro Index
