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- Title
Towards the Use of the 'Great Wheel' as a Model in Determining the Quality and Merit of Arts-based Projects (Research and Instruction).
- Authors
Norris, Joe
- Abstract
Building upon a First Nations circle metaphor this paper explores how employing the interrelated concepts of pedagogy, poiesis, politics, and public positioning can provide a more holistic approach in designing and assessing arts-based projects be they for instructional and/or research purposes. It takes a 'postmodern' stance (Giroux, 1991), integrating Western and First Nations epistemologies to provide an organic framework that articulates how these and other concepts interrelate, providing a more inclusive model of assessment. First, it outlines a conceptual framework that follows Paula Underwood's (2000) suggestion to use a "traditional medicine wheel for enabling learning and for gathering wisdom." It then utilizes the constructed model to examine a few arts-based cases, indicating how each project will have its own particular emphasis within the various quadrants with unique characteristics.
- Subjects
ARTS education; MEDICINE wheels; NATIVE American folklore; NATIVE American religion; THEORY of knowledge
- Publication
International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2011, p1
- ISSN
1529-8094
- Publication type
Article