Art Integration and Identity: Empowering Bi/Multilingual High School Learners

Art integration has been used to explore "the relevance and approaches to arts education connected to [the larger] curriculum and instruction with learners of all ages, including teacher learners" (Cahnmann-Taylor & Sanders-Bustle, 2019, p. 2). Art integration utilizes commonalities am...

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Published in:Art education (Reston) 2022-09, Vol.75 (5), p.32-37
Main Authors: Aghasafari, Sahar, Bivins, Kelli, Muhammad, E. Anthony, Nordgren, Brendan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art Activities
Art Education
Art Expression
Bilingual Students
Critical Theory
Educational Technology
English Language Learners
High School Students
Interdisciplinary Approach
Multilingualism
Photography
Self Concept
Student Empowerment
Visual Arts
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Summary:Art integration has been used to explore "the relevance and approaches to arts education connected to [the larger] curriculum and instruction with learners of all ages, including teacher learners" (Cahnmann-Taylor & Sanders-Bustle, 2019, p. 2). Art integration utilizes commonalities among the many components of other disciplines. Moreover, art integration addresses the importance of creative production and promotes hands-on learning through artmaking as a powerful way for students to express themselves as learners and recognize themselves as engaged in meaningful learning (Berriz et al., 2019). This study aimed to explore how art integration, in combination with critical pedagogy, could be utilized to explore identity, and empower high school learners for whom English is not their first language. Using a case study methodology (Creswell, 2012, 2013; Yin, 2014) and working within a critical pedagogy framework, the authors designed a participatory visual arts study using classroom discussions of identity, instruction in Photoshop, and the participants' creation of collages as data-generation methods. The learning target for the identity unit was "I can list, and illustrate through Photoshop, aspects of my identity." Art integration was used to empower bi/multilingual students to not only construct their own definition and self-conception of "identity," but also present their identities visually.
ISSN:0004-3125
2325-5161
DOI:10.1080/00043125.2022.2076543