Triangular Approach and self-narratives: autobiography and learning in Art

Abstract

The Triangular Approach in Art and Education extends beyond the field of the arts in order to indicate possibilities for research in other fields that may also contribute both to the training of art teachers and to artistic and educational practice. Given that autobiographical studies tackle important questions that enable teachers to know themselves better and to understand the lives of students, in particular their desires, emotions and feelings, it is essential that art teachers seek information about ways of challenging learners to think more deeply about art. Between them, the theories of Ana Mae Barbosa and Christine Delory-Momberger can help teachers both to make all sorts of links between learning about art and pedagogical methodologies and to help them in the decisions they make as teachers.