Education in the Arts

Third Edition

Christine Sinclair, Neryl Jeanneret, John O'Toole, and Mary Ann Hunter

This book provides students with:
An understanding of the place of the arts in society and in schools
An introduction to the basic principles of each art form and how to teach it
Vivid pictures of how the arts actually work in real classroom situations, through case study examples
Suggestions for how to build and adapt on the case study examples in your own primary classrooms, and perhaps most important of all;
The confidence to bring the arts into the classroom.

New to this Edition:

New Part Four - Arts and Community which includes new chapters: -Chapter 16 - What can mindful educators learn from artists who work with children? -Chapter 17 - The Arts and Teaching for Diversity.
New cases studies across the book, with accompanying 'beyond the case study' section: -Each chapter now includes one extended case study allowing for greater depth of description and analysis of the practice under review; -'Beyond the case study' draws out the strategies and approaches embedded in each case study and invites students and educators to explore how these can be applied in their own teaching contexts
Completely revised Epilogue chapter, which addresses the question and difficulties of assessment in the arts and directs readers to reflect back on the various earlier chapters of the book through the lens of assessment.

Education in the Arts

Third Edition

Christine Sinclair, Neryl Jeanneret, John O'Toole, and Mary Ann Hunter

Description

Grounded in theory and research, with links to teaching practice, Education in the Arts helps students apply what they are learning to new contexts, and encourages them to become reflective and mindful practitioners. Students can continue to use this book as they become practising teachers, drawing on how to implement the various arts practices in a school setting.
Lecturer Resources:
Additional case studies to use with your students.

Education in the Arts

Third Edition

Christine Sinclair, Neryl Jeanneret, John O'Toole, and Mary Ann Hunter

Part One: Key Principles
1:Teaching with Art in Mind
2:The Arts, Creativity and Play
3:Learning in the Arts
4:Arts Education as Intercultural and Social Dialogue
5:General Capabilities and Multiple Literacies
6:Teaching for the Aesthetic, Teaching as Aesthetic
7:Shower Singing and Other Essentials
Part Two: Teaching the Artforms
8:Dance: Art Embodied
9:Drama: Social Dreaming in the 21st Century
10:Media Arts
11:Music in the Primary Classroom
12:Learning in and through the Visual Arts
Part Three: Integrating and Applying the arts
13:Learning and Teaching through the Arts
14:Integrating the Arts
Part Four: Arts and Community
15:Support and Partnerships for the Teacher
16:What Can Mindful Educators Learn from Artists who Work with Children?
17:The Arts and Teaching for Diversity

Education in the Arts

Third Edition

Christine Sinclair, Neryl Jeanneret, John O'Toole, and Mary Ann Hunter

Author Information

Christine Sinclair, Head of Drama Education, University of Melbourne, Neryl Jeanneret, Associate Dean, Research Training and Head of Music Education in Arts Education, University of Melbourne, John O'Toole, Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, and Mary Ann Hunter, Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania

Christine Sinclair is the Head of Drama Education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.

Neryl Jeanneret is the Associate Dean, Research Training and Head of Music Education in Arts Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.

John OToole is Honorary Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne where he was Foundation Chair of Arts Education. He is also Honorary Professor of Drama Education and Applied Theatre at Griffith University.

Mary Ann Hunter is Senior Lecturer in Drama Education at the University of Tasmania.

Contributors:

Sue Arney, Lecturer in Teacher Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Jane Bird, Lecturer in drama education in in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Robert Brown, Lecturer and researcher in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Jan Deans, senior lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne and Director of the Universitys research and demonstration Early Learning Centre Michael Dezuanni, lecturer in the School of Cultural and Language Studies at Queensland University of Technology
Kate Donelan, Principal Fellow in Drama and Arts Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Gina Grant, Lecturer in Visual Art education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Dave Kelman, a director, writer, researcher and drama educator in Melbourne, Australia and Leeds, UK Pam Macintyre, Senior Lecturer in language and literacy and childrens literature at RMIT University Jeff Meiners, lecturer and researcher in dance education in the School of Education at the University of South Australia
Paul Molyneux, Senior Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Katrina Rank, a leading Australian educator and dance artist, currently Director of Education and Life Long Learning at Ausdance Victoria. Jo Raphael, Lecturer in drama education in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University in Melbourne Julia Reid, Lecturer in arts and primary education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Richard Sallis, Lecturer in arts education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne Jennifer Stevens-Ballenger, Lecturer in Music Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Sarah Young, Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education Marnee Watkins, Lecturer in visual arts education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne Sarah Young, Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education