Creative and performing arts
Research in creative and performing arts education examines the ways that drama, visual arts, music and film (media) learning and teaching occurs in schools and other settings. Key questions include how learners from diverse backgrounds engage in specific arts forms and how that engagement shapes their responses to other aspects of their lives. The relationship between arts and other key learning areas such as literacy, and the benefits of arts-enriched programs on academic achievement, are also of concern to researchers in this field.
Researchers in this area include:
| Associate Professor Michael Anderson | Associate Professor, Drama Teaching and Learning Keywords: Drama, arts, teachers, students film, youth culture |
| Professor Robyn Ewing | Professor, Teacher Education and the Arts; Acting ProDean Keywords: arts-informed inquiry, drama and critical literacy, primary curriculum, the arts and learning, early-career teachers |
| Dr Kelly Freebody | Lecturer, Drama, English, Teaching and Learning; Combined Degrees Coordinator Keywords: Social justice, drama, literacy, ethnomethodology, socio-economic status |
| Dr Robyn Gibson | Senior Lecturer, Visual & Creative Arts Education; Associate Dean, Undergraduate & Preservice programs; Director, Community Relations Keywords: Creative & Visual Arts education, the Arts and learning, arts-informed inquiry |
| Dr John A Hughes | Honorary Associate |
| Dr Marianne Hulsbosch | Honorary Senior Lecturer Keywords: Arts-based learning and teaching, visual and creative arts, arts-based multicultural education |
| Mr Joshua Barnes | Lecturer in Primary Maths and Education (Teaching focused position) |
| Dr Alexandra Cutcher | Honorary Associate Keywords: Arts-informed research, Visual Arts education |