Art Education
Australia Research Symposium
 Art Education Australia Research Symposium 2010: A joint VADEA/AEA Research Forum
Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Campus, Sydney, 24th June 2010
Call for Abstracts
The Visual Arts and Design Educators Association, NSW (VADEA) invites art education researchers to present papers at the research forum which forms part of the VADEA Annual Conference Back to the Future: Australian Curriculum Visions.
This Research Symposium 2010 is a VADEA/AEA collaboration designed to promoting research initiatives in Visual Arts Education. This Research symposium is the second in the series, with the inaugural symposium held at Monash University in 2009. The symposium will be held on Thursday 24 June - Day 1 of the VADEA Conference. It will provide art education researchers opportunities to present research related to discussion and debate of the proposals for the Australian Curriculum in the Arts, with a particular focus on the Visual Arts, and potential implications for students, teachers, schools and future research.
Registration
We ask that researchers in the Research Symposium register for DAY 1 of the VADEA conference. You are also invited to register for the full conference program over the following two days. Days 2 and 3 feature keynotes by artists, curators and advocates of Visual Arts, discussion of the ACARA proposals and workshops presentations by teachers focussing on the implementation of the NSW visual arts syllabuses and classroom practice. Registration Forms are available at: www.VADEA.org.au
Abstract Submission Process
Abstracts (200 words) and a 50 word biography should be forwarded to Dr Susanne Jones [susanne.jones@det.nsw.edu.au] by 10 June 2010.
Presentations
In order to promote a range of views, presentations will be 15 minutes in duration followed by 10 mins of questions/comment/discussion.
Publication of papers
VADEA has negotiated with AEA publication of symposium papers that pass a blind review process in a special edition of AEAs peer review journal Australian Art Education. This is an A+ rated journal. This special edition will be an on-line issue, and will conform to section 4.3.4 of the HERDC Specifications as a full DEEWR C1 peer-reviewed publication. Dr Kerry Thomas, Dr Karen Maras and Dr Susanne Jones will preside as guest editors in the development of this publication.
Submission of full papers for blind peer review
Full papers should be lodged with Dr Susanne Jones either prior to or on the day of the VADEA Research Day 24 June 2010. Please follow the usual AEA publication guidelines and submit them in soft copy either on a CD or emailed directly: [susanne.jones@det.nsw.edu.au].
Previous Symposia:
2009
Art Education Australia Research Symposium
Monash
University, Caulfield, Melbourne, 16th November
2009
Symposium Overview
On Monday 16th November, 2009, Art Education Australia held a Research Symposium at Monash University's Caulfield campus. The Symposium successfully identified emerging, current and recently completed research in Art Education in Australia, and acted as a catalyst for ongoing dissemination of this research.
Eighteen papers were presented covering a range of interests. With an attendance of nearly 50 Art Education researchers, comprising academics, teachers in schools, curriculum administrators and post-graduate students, were able to engage each other in stimulating conversations concerning the future direction of Art Education in Australia.
Art has now been included in the National Curriculum, although exactly in what form, has not been finalised. The importance of research in art education has become increasingly important as a source of knowledge to feed future developments and shape educational curricula and delivery. The need for the dissemination of this research has never been more pressing. You may be aware that our journal, Australian Art Education, has recently receive an A Plus rating, the highest category of research publication. This reinforces its status as a venue for the publication of papers and its growing standing internationally. The critical focus of this Symposium was to allow opportunity to present and discuss ‘works in progress’, and to provide opportunity for fellow academics to learn of current thinking, and explore mutual interests through scholarly discussion.
This was an informal, focused but relaxed event for art and art education academics, teacher/researchers and postgraduate students.
The 2009 online issue of Australian Art Education, containing the first 7 papers from the symposium, is now available.
Further papers from the Art Education Australia 2009 Research Symposium are currently being prepared for publication in AEAs journal, Art Education Australia. Progress of that publication is detailed in the link below.
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