Does Art Activism Affect Pre-School Children's Attitudes towards Individuals with Blindness?

Autor/inn/en	Szubielska, Magdalena; Wojtasinski, Marcin; Pasternak, Katarzyna; Szymanska, Anna; Wójtowicz, Marzena
Titel	Does Art Activism Affect Pre-School Children's Attitudes towards Individuals with Blindness?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 69 (2022) 2, S.371-381 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Szubielska, Magdalena) ORCID (Wojtasinski, Marcin) ORCID (Pasternak, Katarzyna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2020.1735624
Schlagwörter	Art; Activism; Exhibits; Visual Impairments; Blindness; Childrens Attitudes; Young Children; Visual Arts; Art Products; Consciousness Raising; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Emotional Response; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Kunst; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Blindheit; Frühe Kindheit; Optische Gestaltung; Künstlerische Produktion; Bewusstseinsbildung; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Emotionales Verhalten; Polen
Abstract	We tested whether viewing an exhibition of works by artists with visual impairments had a positive effect on the attitudes of children viewing it towards individuals with blindness. The study involved children (N = 226) aged 4-6 divided into three groups: (1) who viewed the exhibition in the art gallery with a guide, (2) who viewed the exhibition in the art gallery on their own, (3) tested in a pre-school, without viewing the exhibition and without any knowledge about the exhibition (the control condition). We controlled participants' gender and their familiarity with individuals with blindness. All children were asked to assess their attitude towards the persons who are blind (using a thermometer of feelings). Moreover, the children who visited the gallery assessed to what extent they liked the exhibition. We showed that visual art might be a tool for social change as the young gallery visitors had more positive attitudes towards people who are blind than children who did not view the exhibition. However, art activism affected pre-school children's attitudes towards individuals with blindness only when young visitors explored the exhibition on their own. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01