Knitting Curriculum: Storied Threads of Pre-Service Art Teaching

[...]the two pre-service teacher cases we highlight how a knitted curriculum provides an entry point for critical thought and awareness as the two student teachers challenge what is traditionally accepted as art in the schools and the perception of knitting as gendered domestic craft (and the deroga...

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Published inJournal of curriculum theorizing Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 175
Main Authors Lajevic, Lisa M, Powell, Kimberly
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rochester Foundation for Curriculum Theory 01.01.2012
Subjects
Art education
Case Studies
Curriculum Research
Grade 5
Learning
Social activism
Student teachers
Teaching
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Summary:[...]the two pre-service teacher cases we highlight how a knitted curriculum provides an entry point for critical thought and awareness as the two student teachers challenge what is traditionally accepted as art in the schools and the perception of knitting as gendered domestic craft (and the derogatory implications of craft), acknowledging the potential of knitting as social activism. [...]we extend the concept of knitting to rethink curriculum as "knitted, which provides insight into the relational, embodied aspects of curriculum -the ways in which curriculum exists within and around each teacher and student in their everyday lives and the embedded intertwined threads of culture and society.
ISSN:1942-2563