Teacher as artist : a metaphor drawn from the paradigms of M.C. Richards, Maxine Greene and Eleanor Duckworth

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Marsha Lynn Heck (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Susan W. Stinson

Abstract: This dissertation compares art making with teaching and learning. A specific definition of art making is used as a metaphor for education and developed with support from three different authors, each representing a different perspective for considering educational theory and practice. A thematic analysis of each text was undertaken to establish common beliefs and to identify the particular contributions each would make to the research. M.C. Richards expresses the spiritual and personal dimension of teaching and learning in CENTERING: in Pottery, Poetry and the Person. Reflection on sociopolitical relationships is advocated by Maxine Greene in Landscapes of Learning. Eleanor Duckworth shares an experiential and wholistic approach to teaching and learning in "The Having of Wonderful Ideas" and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning. The final chapter suggests that all three women contribute a different voice to the discussion of an educational paradigm which is illustrated by the metaphor of teacher as artist.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1991
Subjects
Richards, Mary Caroline. $t Centering in pottery, poetry, and the person
Greene, Maxine. $t Landscapes of learning
Duckworth, Eleanor Ruth $t Having of wonderful ideas & other essays on teaching & learning
Art in education
Artists as teachers
Education $x Philosophy

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