The Use of Art in the Teaching Practice for Developing Communication Skills in Adults

Autor/inn/en	Phillips, Niki; Fragoulis, Iosif
Titel	The Use of Art in the Teaching Practice for Developing Communication Skills in Adults
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 5 (2012) 2, S.132-138 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Art Activities; Transformative Learning; Aesthetics; Staff Development; Teacher Education; Cognitive Development; Creativity; Art Products; Observation; Reflection; Nonverbal Communication; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Pädagogische Transformation; Ästhetik; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Kreativität; Künstlerische Produktion; Beobachtung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Griechenland
Abstract	The use of Art for educational reasons has been recently developing in Greece both in formal education and in Adult Education. Relevant theoretical texts and studies, (Dewey, 1934. Gardner, 1990. Perkins, 1994) pin point that training through the Arts can contribute to an integrated learning, since through systematic observation of works of art, the trainees' critical thinking, creativity and fantasy can be generated. The first part of the current paper, examines the reasons that necessitate the use of art in the training practice. The models of approaching and understanding art for educational reasons, as presented and analyzed by Feldman, Brondy, Anderson and Perkins, are presented in the second part. The method "Transformative Learning through an aesthetical experiences", has been grounded and developed by A. Kokkos, and is presented in the third part. The different stages of this method are also analyzed. In the final part, an example of Kokkos' method is being analyzed (stage by stage), regarding the training for an organization's staff development of their communication skills. Conclusions regarding the use of art in the training praxis, may be found at the final part of this paper. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01