The Role of Museum Education in Raising Undergraduate Pre-Service Teachers' Disability Awareness: The Case of an Exhibition by Disabled Artists in Greece

Autor/inn/en	Kanari, Charikleia; Souliotou, Anastasia Zoi
Titel	The Role of Museum Education in Raising Undergraduate Pre-Service Teachers' Disability Awareness: The Case of an Exhibition by Disabled Artists in Greece
Quelle	In: Higher Education Studies, 11 (2021) 2, S.99-119 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-4741
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Preservice Teachers; Museums; Disabilities; Knowledge Level; Exhibits; Consciousness Raising; Elementary School Teachers; Artists; Art Products; Stereotypes; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Inclusion; Students with Disabilities; Teacher Role; Prior Learning; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Handicap; Behinderung; Wissensbasis; Bewusstseinsbildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Artiste; Artist; Künstler; Künstlerin; Künstlerische Produktion; Klischee; Ausland; Inklusion; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lehrerrolle; Vorkenntnisse; Griechenland
Abstract	In the frame of the worldwide policies towards inclusion there is a need of changes, systematic strategies and actions at different levels and settings of the society including education and cultural organizations. Museums, culture and arts have a constantly increasing role towards a more cohesive and inclusive society in terms of educational, social and cultural impact and for diverse social groups that face various barriers in their full participation in social life. Furthermore, museums as nonformal learning environments and art activities can complement different levels of formal education and courses towards a better understanding of diversity. The aforementioned are of particular importance for disabled people as well as for teachers who work with disabled children and for the enrichment of student teachers' training in issues of disability. The aim of the present study was to investigate issues of cultural representations and the reflections of undergraduate Primary Education teachers regarding disabled artists, arts, museum and education after a visit in a temporary art exhibition of disabled artists. The participants were 33 student teachers of a University Department in Greece who attended a Museum Education course and the data were obtained via questionnaires. The results revealed the value and the need for further learning opportunities in museums and other cultural environments as well as their potential contribution in combating stereotypes, enriching and broadening undergraduate Primary Education teachers' perceptions regarding disability with implications in the fields of Museum Studies and Museum Education, Arts, Higher Education, Special and Inclusive Education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01