Description
Book SynopsisWritten by and for visual art educators, this resource offers guidance on how to execute Community-Based Art Education in the pre-K–12 classroom and with adult learners, taking a broad view towards intergenerational art learning. Chapters include vignettes, exemplars of practice, and curriculum examples.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Foreword Olivia Gude xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
- What Is CBAE and Why Should We Get Involved? 2
- A Brief History of Community-Based (Visual) Art Education 3
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 6
- Part I: Planning CBAE Projects
- 1. Definitions, Frameworks, and Developmental Theories 9
- Terms and Definitions 9
- E.R.E.C.T.: Constructing a CBAE Conceptual Framework 11
- CBAE and Psychosocial, Cognitive, and Artistic Development 12
- CBAE and Creativity 21
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 25
- 2. CBAE, Educational Theories, and Research 26
- Situated Learning and Legitimate Peripheral Participation 26
- Experiential Learning 27
- Transformative Learning 27
- CBAE as Engaged Pedagogy/Andragogy 30
- CBAE Research Paradigms 30
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 38
- 3. Getting Started: Locating Stakeholders and Communities 40
- Why Community-Based? 40
- Navigating Privilege 44
- Getting Started 46
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 54
- 4. Planning the Project: Setting Goals and Learning Outcomes 56
- Working Within Time Constraints 57
- Developing a Budget 59
- Setting Goals and Learning Outcomes: Scope and Sequence 59
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 65
- Part II: Implementing, Celebrating, and Evaluating CBAE Projects
- 5. Challenges and Opportunities: Fostering Transformative Experiences 69
- Examples of Opportunities and Challenges in CBAE Projects 70
- Mutual Growth for Community Participants, Artist-Educators, and the Larger Society 77
- Partnership Challenges and Opportunities 79
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 85
- 6. Share/Publish/Exhibit/Celebrate: Generating Community and Developing Leaders 86
- Planning Celebratory Events 86
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 89
- 7. Assessment and Evaluation: Learning Outcomes and Enduring Understandings 92
- Assessment 92
- Evaluating the Collaboration 98
- Summing Up, Looking Ahead 99
- Conclusion 102
- Appendix A: Community Asset Map Template 105
- Appendix B: Age-Integrated Curriculum Plan Template 106
- Appendix C: Sample Age-Integrated Curriculum Plan for Carving Out Freedom 108
- Appendix D: Online Resources 110
- Appendix E: CBAE Secondary Unit Plan by Samantha Strathearn 113
- Appendix F: CBAE Elementary Unit Plan by Adjoa Burrowes 140
- Appendix G: CBAE Proposal by Erin McArdle 158
- Appendix H: CBAE Proposal by Buffy Kirby 168
- References 171
- Index 179
- About the Authors 191
