Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education
Abstract With rapidly growing numbers of HE students declaring poor mental health, the responsibility of HEIs to provide more pastoral care is evident; in many cases, resources are severely limited, and there is a clear need for creative responses to this increasingly common barrier to learning. Almost all learning environments in HE are sedentary (lectures, …
Abstract Mentoring in an art institution seems to be a particularly vulnerable line of business. You devote yourself to a small number of students each year, give your energy and creativity to their wellbeing – and with some of them, it’s as if your meetings had never taken place: each session you start from more …
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Abstract This paper explores the conceptualisation of reflective teaching on creative educational development programmes and the extent to which enabling a reflective disposition may be influenced by the forms, interpretations and underpinning values of reflective practices in the creative arts. The author reflects on her own role as a senior educational developer working in a …
Abstract The number of international students at UCA has doubled since last academic year. With the targets for international recruitments moving ever higher, additional opportunities for international students to study at UCA have been created through short courses, exchange and transfer opportunities along with the development of UCA course franchises with partnership universities. As a …
Abstract Since the publication of the theory of communities of practice, much has been written about the potential for participation in a community to enhance learning. Many students now entering university are regular participants in numerous online and blended communities due to social networking, a phenomenon based around participation and information exchange. But upon arrival …
Abstract The context for this reflection was my application for HEA recognition at senior fellow level during my MA in Creative Arts Education. The author’s early experiences as a novice contextual studies lecturer, in an isolated department, are reflected upon as establishing a certain belief system around questioning assumptions of students’ needs and capabilities. Consideration …
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Ray Martin sings the praises of Terry Barrett’s new book on the studio crit. Published on 30th May 2019 | Written by Ray Martin | Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash A crit is a fearsome thing. It can be ‘gladiatorial, combative and unforgiving’, says Peter Day, who found that students were fundamentally ‘fear focused’ …
Abstract In September 2016, the Fine Art team at the University for the Creative Arts (Canterbury) suggested recording lectures as something they could do in response to Disabled Student Allowance funding changes. My role then, Learning Support Coordinator, was to initiate/trial/encourage inclusive practice, so I was eager to support this. The practice was trialled across …
Hello and welcome to the first issue of JUICE, the Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education! Launching a journal is no small task. It requires the belief and commitment of a dedicated team of individuals, and so I would like to begin by expressing my sincere thanks to all the authors and peer reviewers …
In 2016, University for the Creative Arts (UCA) set up a project on inclusive practice to look at areas such as mental health and transitioning into FE and HE, buddy schemes and best use of technology to support teaching and learning. As part of that initiative, the author undertook research into reading lists, which will …
