Arts Learning in Australian Kindergartens: One Case Study Exploring the Scaffoding of Domain Specific Knowledge

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Garvis, Susie
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2013
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Arts education is an important area of learning for young children. The arts allow children to explore and make meaning of the world around them. It is also a time when children start to develop domain-specific knowledge about the arts. This paper explores the development of domain-specific knowledge about the arts in kindergarten classrooms in Queensland, Australia. It explore the way the teacher embeds domain-specific knowledge about the arts in her kindergarten classroom. Findings suggest the teacher is an important part of learning about domain-specific knowledge. Young children are challenged by the teacher to develop ...
View more >Arts education is an important area of learning for young children. The arts allow children to explore and make meaning of the world around them. It is also a time when children start to develop domain-specific knowledge about the arts. This paper explores the development of domain-specific knowledge about the arts in kindergarten classrooms in Queensland, Australia. It explore the way the teacher embeds domain-specific knowledge about the arts in her kindergarten classroom. Findings suggest the teacher is an important part of learning about domain-specific knowledge. Young children are challenged by the teacher to develop greater clarity and thought about the arts. If the teacher is not there to support and challenge ideas, while children are creative and masters of their own play, their development in the arts is limited.
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View more >Arts education is an important area of learning for young children. The arts allow children to explore and make meaning of the world around them. It is also a time when children start to develop domain-specific knowledge about the arts. This paper explores the development of domain-specific knowledge about the arts in kindergarten classrooms in Queensland, Australia. It explore the way the teacher embeds domain-specific knowledge about the arts in her kindergarten classroom. Findings suggest the teacher is an important part of learning about domain-specific knowledge. Young children are challenged by the teacher to develop greater clarity and thought about the arts. If the teacher is not there to support and challenge ideas, while children are creative and masters of their own play, their development in the arts is limited.
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Journal Title
The International Journal of Early Childhood Learning
Volume
19
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Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori)
Education Systems