Date of Award
Summer 8-12-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Dr. Melody Milbrandt
Second Advisor
Dr. Melanie Davenport
Third Advisor
Dr. Kevin Hsieh
Abstract
This thesis is an autoethnographic investigation of interactions I have had with my students as a first-year art educator and the ways in which these interactions have led me to recall memories of my own experience as a student in art. Employing a metaphor of "teaching as mutual mark making," I present these interactions as "sketches," which refer to and reflect the ongoing and unfinished nature of memory and experience. My exploration of memory as it relates to teaching and learning has led me to advocate for art education based on relationships between teacher and student, as well as the relationship between the educator and his or her own learning experiences.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/5812238
Recommended Citation
Gill, Stephanie, "Making Our Marks: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Teaching Art as a Relational Process." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2014.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/5812238