Student-Facing Research: Centering Student Voices Through Narrative Portraits

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Sunday 11:40 am Four Seasons Ballroom 1
  In Roundtable Session: Arts-Based Educational Research Roundtable Session (Table 1)

Abstract

This study uses narrative portraits to visualize students’ self-identified artistic experiences before and after participating in a creative writing and performance arts program. We explore students’ preferred art forms, the role of the arts in their social-emotional learning, and how these experiences boost confidence, creativity, and agency. The research addresses two key questions: (1) How does centering student voice in research about their arts experience enhance our understanding of social-emotional learning in the arts? (2) What insights can narrative portraits provide about students' arts experiences and their self-identification of artistic skills?

Author

• Cassidy L. Martin, University of Southern California