Looking back to our early days in school, we all remember the little art projects we did. From an early age, schools engage student’s creativity with art and allow them to create and express. Within our art projects, researchers can gain a deeper understanding on the effectiveness of art education and examining other aspects of child development.
The paper “Arts-based educational research in the early years” dives into ABER (arts-based educational research) and how it is examined within early childhood settings. It is described to allow children to conduct research with the researchers and not just examining a child’s behavior. It is interesting to recognize how art can play such an important role in research and how engaging to can be not only for children, but the researchers involved too!
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Mikayla Clemens
Research assistant, UConn KIDS