Teachers' belief-and-practice gap in implementing early visual arts curriculum in Hong Kong

Teachers' belief-and-practice gap in implementing early visual arts curriculum in Hong Kong

• Leung, Suzannie K. Y. The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Journal of Curriculum Studies, 52(6), 857-869, 2020

Routledge

2020

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
    • GFA Teaching Objectives, Curriculum & Evaluation
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers

Belief-and-practice Gap Early Childhood Education Visual Arts

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

Hong Kong, as a capitalist society, has an achievement-driven education system. Visual arts have become a marginalized learning area, especially in early childhood education. Although 'art and creativity' is one of the six learning domains for early childhood education in the kindergarten curriculum guide in Hong Kong, product-oriented and craft-based art activities are commonly practiced in kindergarten classrooms. This study observed 33 classrooms and interviewed 29 teachers for a total of 409 minutes to discuss issues surrounding the early childhood art curriculum in Hong Kong and the difficulties teachers face responding within the context. Through the triangulation of observations, interviews, and documentation analysis, the teachers indicated that they are facing a dilemma regarding teacher-directed and child-centred orientations towards teaching children visual arts. To sustain the 'third space' of early childhood visual arts education, three main areas are considered: (a) introducing visual arts as an alternative narrative in early childhood curriculum, (b) considering that children's creative behaviours are performative, and (c) positioning teacher education in relation to the visual arts. Copyright ©Routledge.

• English

Journal Articles

• 00220272

• 10.1080/00220272.2020.1795271

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/2ecb1832

2021-04-13