Artistic Learning in Relation to Young Children's Chorotopos: An In-Depth Approach to Early Childhood Visual Culture Education

Autor/inn/en	Trimis, Eli; Savva, Andri
Titel	Artistic Learning in Relation to Young Children's Chorotopos: An In-Depth Approach to Early Childhood Visual Culture Education
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 36 (2009) 6, S.527-539 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-009-0308-1
Schlagwörter	Observation; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Art Education; Environmental Influences; Early Childhood Education; Art Products; Art Activities; Aesthetic Education; Teacher Role; Experiential Learning; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beobachtung; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Künstlerische Produktion; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Ästhetische Bildung; Lehrerrolle; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Griechenland
Abstract	The paper reports on a study of young children and the nature of their art learning based on the in-depth approach and in the context of "chorotopos" (space-place, area, landscape, region, village or town). The sample includes 50 children drawn from three classrooms in three early childhood settings in the area of Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, Greece. Classroom observation notes, audio-taped analysis, photographic material and the artworks of children were used to find out the influences of the programs to young children's art learning. Findings indicate that artistic activities in relation to their "chorotopos" and in-depth exploration of materials made children more situated to their own environment and enabled them to understand the potential expressiveness of materials and their inherent meaning. Teachers' role was decisive in providing special "scaffolding" to further the exploratory process in an interactive environment of learning. The findings highlight the significance of learning in, through and about art by allowing children to experience their personal environment through objects and materials encountered in their "chorotopos," to appreciate its richness and to see themselves as part of it. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10