"Me and my students' smartphones in the classroom": A case study using arts-based methods
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Nov 21, 2018
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arts-based research qualitative research asocial medi
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There is a new area flourishing within qualitative research based on methods using all forms of art: music, theatre, visual arts, and literature. In this paper we present an overview of the basic features of arts-based research; emphasizing on their meaning on education research, on the freedom of expression given to the participants in the research, and on the method the researcher applies to evaluate the collected data. We then present an arts-based research case study where the research questions relate to teachers’ reactions to the use of smartphones by students in the classroom. In this case study, teachers, especially those working on secondary education, are invited to portray their thoughts, emotions, and images that respond to these questions by painting them on a paper using markers. The findings show that the majority of the teachers are negative about the children using their smartphone in the classroom, along with evidence for teachers’ emotional response and how to confront the phenomenon.
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Vakali, E., & Brailas, A. (2018). "Me and my students’ smartphones in the classroom": A case study using arts-based methods. Homo Virtualis, 1(1), 35–52. https://doi.org/10.12681/homvir.19070
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