How is the arts and creativity learning area perceived in Hong Kong? An interview study of preschool stakeholders' perspectives

How is the arts and creativity learning area perceived in Hong Kong? An interview study of preschool stakeholders' perspectives

• Yeung, Cheuk Lam The Education University of Hong Kong
• Bautista Arellano, Alfredo The Education University of Hong Kong

2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth" (2023: Chicago, United States)

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
    • GFA Teaching Objectives, Curriculum & Evaluation

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

Globalization has influenced preschool education in Hong Kong, where the official curriculum framework has integrated the Western notion of creativity with the arts. However, little is known about how local stakeholders perceive this notion and its viability in practice. We interviewed 50 stakeholders to understand their perspectives on the Arts and Creativity learning area. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were conducted. Findings showed that stakeholders: (1) perceived most Western pedagogical characteristics as important but not viable; (2) expressed that preschools fostered children’s arts creativity to a moderate and low/null extent; (3) suggested strategies to maximize children’s arts creativity focusing on parental education and curricular amendments. This study reveals the need to better define the notion of creativity in Hong Kong. Copyright © 2023 AERA.

Poster presented at 2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth", Chicago, United States.

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/c0c2d10f

2024-10-09