Exploring Creative Pedagogical Practices in Secondary Visual Arts Programmes in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Swanzy-Impraim, Enock; Morris, Julia E.; Lummis, Geoffrey W.; Jones, Andrew
Titel	Exploring Creative Pedagogical Practices in Secondary Visual Arts Programmes in Ghana
Quelle	In: Curriculum Journal, 34 (2023) 4, S.558-577 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Swanzy-Impraim, Enock) ORCID (Morris, Julia E.) ORCID (Lummis, Geoffrey W.) ORCID (Jones, Andrew)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-5176
DOI	10.1002/curj.201
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Teachers; Visual Arts; Creative Teaching; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Behavior; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Optische Gestaltung; Creative thinking; Teaching; Kreatives Denken; Unterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Teacher behaviour
Abstract	Secondary visual arts education provides learners with opportunities to develop critical thinking, and their creative potential, as part of their personal growth. This development happens when visual arts teachers actively integrate creative pedagogies to target creative thinking in learners. "Ghana's 2019 National Pre-tertiary Curriculum Framework" has added creativity as one goal for all learners. This research study explores teachers' perceptions and use of creative pedagogies as part of implementing this creativity into their teaching. A multi-site qualitative case study was conducted in government secondary schools within Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, and data were gathered from interviews and participant observations. The 16 cases specifically examined creative pedagogies in practice in the secondary visual arts programme, as the subject of visual arts is commensurate with developing creativity. The study revealed that teachers' pedagogical perceptions of developing creativity do not align with the actual pedagogies they employ, with teachers being observed to emphasise teacher-centred pedagogies. It is suggested that the integration of creative pedagogies should be contextualised in Ghana's secondary visual arts programme, in order to support teachers to meet the goal of creativity development for all learners. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01