I took away a few things from the assigned readings this week: know what has already been written about your research subject; be able to explain how it relates to what you are doing; organize and prioritize what you read; and be able to articulate why your research is needed. With these things in mind, I created a folder for articles, started a Pinterest board, and began putting together an Annotated Bibliography to reference.
I started the concept map with the question, “How can the philosophy of Victor D’Amico be applied in the art classroom of today?” This question led me to more questions that aided in identifying areas that needed to be addressed during my research.
I then did a search for D’Amico on the Art Education Journals link of the UF Library. I was able to access articles and eBooks written by and about D’Amico. I looked through Engaging Learners Through Artmaking, Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom, a book by Katherine M. Douglas and Diane B. Jaquith. I did a web search and located additional journal articles and websites on choice-based art education and D’Amico. I found the concept map questions helped me stay focused as I researched my topic.
D’Amico was the founder of the Department of Art Education at MoMA and was employed there for over 30 years. Since many of the journal articles I have read about D’Amico have been written for or published by MoMA I wondered if the articles were biased. However, I have not found anything about D'Amico that has been negative, even by other authors.
I started the concept map with the question, “How can the philosophy of Victor D’Amico be applied in the art classroom of today?” This question led me to more questions that aided in identifying areas that needed to be addressed during my research.
- Are there places where D’Amico’s philosophy is being used today?
- Are there current philosophies that resemble D’Amico’s?
- What type of learning environment needs to be developed for this philosophy of teaching art?
- What is the role of the art educator in this type of philosophy?
I then did a search for D’Amico on the Art Education Journals link of the UF Library. I was able to access articles and eBooks written by and about D’Amico. I looked through Engaging Learners Through Artmaking, Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom, a book by Katherine M. Douglas and Diane B. Jaquith. I did a web search and located additional journal articles and websites on choice-based art education and D’Amico. I found the concept map questions helped me stay focused as I researched my topic.
D’Amico was the founder of the Department of Art Education at MoMA and was employed there for over 30 years. Since many of the journal articles I have read about D’Amico have been written for or published by MoMA I wondered if the articles were biased. However, I have not found anything about D'Amico that has been negative, even by other authors.