The Pleasures of Becoming Teacher: Artful Inquiry

• In Event: Roundtable Session 5
  In Roundtable Session: Nurturing Reflection and Inquiry With Preservice Teacher Education

Abstract

This paper provides a strong rationale for fostering cross-disciplinary arts-based inquiry practices in teacher education programs by examining the impact of pre-service student use of arts-based inquiries used in a Masters program at the University of Hawaii, College of Education. The analysis includes interviews gathered from two participants, 7 years later, as they reflected on their projects. We show how arts-based inquiry, using concrete samples from pre-service teachers, can contribute to the development of new teachers by enhancing aspects of relatedness, competence, and autonomy. We argue for the need to facilitate cross-disciplinary aesthetic spaces within teacher training programs as necessary in providing multiple perspectives about the complex learning process of becoming a teacher that fosters attentive listening and pleasure.

Authors

• Sarah Jane Twomey, University of Hawaii

• Rian Barreras, University of Hawaii - Manoa