Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v20i0.3022
Preschool Teachers’ Sensibility in Music and Visual Arts as a Foundation for Encouraging Creative Expression in Children
Blaženka Bačlija Sušić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0984-765X
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education
Marijana Županić Benić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-3439
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education
Abstract
Active participation in art activities has a positive effect on the development of creativity and sensibility in children, as well as their emotional development, which is usually neglected in contemporary education due to the continuous development and influence of technology on education. The purpose of this study is to investigate how often preschool teachers encourage children to creatively express themselves through music and visual arts based on the preschool teachers’ sensibility and interest in the arts, which are developed through after-school art education and visits to art-related events, such as art exhibitions or musical performances. Data were collected through an anonymous questionnaire on a sample of 137 preschool teachers attending the graduate studies program of Early Childhood and Preschool Education. The participants who engaged in after-school art education, visited art exhibitions, and attended musical events, conducted art activities more frequently than those who rarely attended those types of events. The results highlight the importance of the preschool teachers’ sensibility and interest in music and visual arts for facilitating the holistic development of children by encouraging them to participate in art activities from an early age.
Keywords
creativity encouragement; early childhood and preschool education; music creation; visual arts creation.
Hrčak ID:
224080
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Publication date:
17.12.2018.
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