As part of my PhD, I am creating a documentary film on creativity in education.
I am using Art-Based Research grounded in Unschooling theory to illuminate how creativity is treated (i.e. fostered/suppressed) in various educational models (e.g. traditional schooling, Montessori, Waldorf, Sudbury Valley, homeschooling, unschooling). My guiding question throughout this study is, “how can creativity be nurtured in educational contexts?” As an artist/art education researcher/art teacher, to me this is an extremely important question!
Here’s a trailer I prepared as part of my research proposal to convey how my research will be explored and presented, as I am purposefully deviating from the traditional dissertation format (i.e. a 90,000 word document):
