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Papers by Mary Stokrocki
Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Sep 1, 2003
This phenomeno logical study is a search for the essence of the Polish Green Sc/zoo/. We explain ... more This phenomeno logical study is a search for the essence of the Polish Green Sc/zoo/. We explain the Green School, examine its rationale and scope, and give an m•erview of the histo,y of Poland s enl'iro11me1 1tal exploitation. Then we present a week-long experience in one such school and in that context examine children s re.flectil'e drawings. The Green School week-long program consists of a higl,/ander folk music demonstmti o11, sel•eral hikes, a hunt to find beauty in nature, and in contrast. a trip to Auschll'it:. The children s re.flecti1•e dmwings ll'ere mainly 111011ntai11 scapes that contain a secret cave, human figures, inc/11di11g the higl,/ander blowing his hom, some animals, and styli:ed trees. What is suggested by our .findings is that through aesthetic means, children can learn to become aware, presen•e the e11viro11111e1 1/, lil'e in peace, and share. At the root of the Green School experience is aesthetic co11-scio11s11ess without which the spirit may 1101 surl'i,•e.
Visual Inquiry, May 17, 2012
This participant observation study explores visual literacy and concentrates on the illustrations... more This participant observation study explores visual literacy and concentrates on the illustrations of third graders in Gold Canyon, Arizona, which they made in response to writing about their context that included favourite local desert animals and its habitat under the directions of their classroom teachers. Contextual knowledge about the ecological interrelation of desert animals and their habitats was highlighted. The teachers focused students’ attention on geologic formations, details, textural marks and meanings relating local creatures and their environment. Visual literacy findings include how students represent and communicate visual forms, including different spatial grounds, mountain formations, colour blends, vertical and diagonal stroking to suggest rock direction and striations, and different textures (e.g. spiky cacti and animal fur). Such visual literacy learning in context entailed interrelationships of desert ecological configurations interspersed with a fascination with unusual words (hoodoo and haboob), concern or care for desert creatures (screaming, hungry and sadness), persistent problem solving and search for meaning.
International Journal of Education Through Art, Mar 1, 2022
Review of: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art and Creativity: Fostering Artistic Exploration in ... more Review of: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art and Creativity: Fostering Artistic Exploration in Formal and Informal Settings, Karen Knutson, Takeshi Okada and Kevin Crowley (Eds) (2020) New York: Routledge, 296 pp., ISBN 978-0-81536-188-6, e-book, £33.29
Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Sep 1, 1999
SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, Apr 1, 2010
Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Sep 1, 2010
May-'1t o '1v:e o st1.1ccnts to emor.ice exa"Tlplcs c; ar. and u,e ,.,.s:o-•es ot ,irt,St.S wno h... more May-'1t o '1v:e o st1.1ccnts to emor.ice exa"Tlplcs c; ar. and u,e ,.,.s:o-•es ot ,irt,St.S wno have re1 s'.ed vie oppress. ve forces •n thc,r rcspec-t.ve e,•;; This ,1•t1clc examines the rn e Czec:hoslova.<J,,ri ar' sts nave ::ilayt~. and :he works they created in 0000,rt on to So .e~ o::c• pa• or ,-'"'= city o' B• ;~ ~!ava 1r t c a:e I g60, and ea '/ 970,. ,., adc. on !O :.ircw,d ng a c <J a po .: cz. 1 ard r ..-:orca cor:e fc r,er.:iret r,g these NOl"kS, tr.e a;;:"o•• advocit es lor he m:roc ... ct,or o' wc,•ks of a,•~ tha, ;,e.,, ',om th:; un•q,.c ~ct of cwc.imstanccs to h,g •chool students. Tre a,'tice also uses "e d scl.!ss•cn cf u official Cz.ec'>os,ovd •tan art ;; 'lG ar st.s of B"at s va to ex;i.ir•r" Conce:)tuJI and Perfcrma•,ce Ar a,id :ne •-;, cat o~s ., de • ng frof"l tJ"i!d • o~a "•~ s-~oo a-• aci" rig pr?.cr.ces PROLOGUE People are homo pcrformam, beings tha1: perform according to social standards (Turner, 1982). He advocated 1:ha t written ethnographic notes be transformed into performance script so that srudents can come to an experiencebased understanding of the findings of ethnographic research. In chis way, they can find a way ro perhaps "walk-in-the-shoes" of research participants, rather rhan merely role-play. Role-playing is an enjoyable activity or spontaneous amusement; play-acting is pretending co be a cercain identity or pomaying a character in a script; thus play-acting as performing is serious play or meaningmaking (Mayer, 1986). 1 Play can be a way of relieving tension by way of "fooling around." Prcadolescenrs narurally play when they are among peers. Benelheim {1976) speculated , " ome unconscious pressures in children can be worked out through play" (p. 55), and play relieves stress from adolescence crises. The concept of play itself can become deep and rich when it contains uncercainty, illusion, fancasy, and when it includes role exploring or risk-taking, thereby developing its own life (Ackerm an, 1999, p. 288). On e can play and the result can be a thea1:r ical play (Hicks, 2005). Play then, is a kind of performance, which can be classified in different ways: natural, involving a staged reading of a recorded conversation• Ja,~es Su, 15 '" ,re,• pair ts ,Ju t. a, serious :> .iy •ncludcs 'ch d•-en p••etcnd ng, playact."g and lov111g W"Z'.: ,~ey u. .Tney a,•e !O!.d f erg•-ow•d : 1 e bus ress ofse f .. (Ma>'e 986).
... of good substantive teaching that consisted of a flood of images, student reflection ... Studen... more ... of good substantive teaching that consisted of a flood of images, student reflection ... Students showed further curiosity about Van Gogh's and other antiheroes' art philosophies, attitudes ... She concentrated on middle school students' expressive self-portraits and on their paintings of ...
Visual arts research, Dec 1, 2009
SVA newsletter, Mar 1, 1988
Visual arts research, Dec 1, 2013
This study examined how five adolescents learned about and played a digital game, The Sims 2. Thr... more This study examined how five adolescents learned about and played a digital game, The Sims 2. Through participant observation, I examined participants’ aesthetic preferences, spatial practices, learning strategies, and storytelling within The Sims 2. The context of this study was a 10-week summer day camp held in a working-class Arizona community. Findings describe participants’ avatar and building designs, strategies for making quick spatial decisions, and tool choices. Set within a visual and material culture art education framework, and with attention to the need for teachers to engage in media literacy education, the study contributes to previous research on gaming sites, virtual realities, and media education.
Studies in Art Education, 2000
Art education, May 1, 1983
Intercultural Education, Jun 1, 2013
The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 1986
An uhi b Hlon of a rtw ork don e by l o~a l artists was sponsored by a mi d'",esern uni ver s i t... more An uhi b Hlon of a rtw ork don e by l o~a l artists was sponsored by a mi d'",esern uni ver s i ty gall ery t o promote grea ter COlTlT1uni t y In vo 1 vement. I t was open to a ll art is ts and all mt: dia for a small entrance f ee. A qu est lonn aire of prov oca t i ve ca tegories was given out at the operling to elicit spe c tat or r eactions to t he work and to help t hem vote. They were asked to decid e which wo rk s but represente<l the part icular categor ies, Respons es to the sho .... were mos tly positive: however, certa in art .... orks evoked muc h cont r oversy and publicity. TwO ar twork s , bor de r i ng on the pornographi c , r ais ed t he queHion: Is a rt a ny t hing one can get away with? The oress and puo l te valued the work for Its s hoc k e f fect. Acacemla remain ed silen t whi Ch ra i sed another question: W hat is the r ole of art departments and a rt educators In consi d ering the ethical dimension of art , to separate the schlock from the shOCk?
Art education, Nov 1, 1982
Arts Education Policy Review, Sep 1, 2005
ducational assessment is more than measurement, rubrics, and grades. Its real focus needs to be o... more ducational assessment is more than measurement, rubrics, and grades. Its real focus needs to be on learning. Art educators need to pay attention to the assessment of daily learning as well. Everyday assessment of classroom learning is crucial because it provides feedback directly to students in the process of their learning, more than mere measurement or rubric ranking does. Teachers should provide opportunities for students to learn how to pre-assess and post-assess their own learning, compare the results of their first assignment with a later one, problem-solve and reflect collaboratively, evaluate their own artwork, draw pictures of and measure what they learn, and provide suggestions about their works in the future. This should start at the middleschool level, when students are interested in technical concerns, scientific wonders, and how things work (Brewer 1991). My arguments mostly stem from J. Myron Atkin and Janet Coffey's book, Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom (2003). Examples emerged from my teaching experience in a course on ceramics and science for middleschool students that demonstrated how assessment results can guide program development, curriculum design, and classroom instruction. This article explores the quality of
International Journal of Education Through Art, Sep 1, 2022
Review of: Popular Pleasures: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Popular Visual Culture, Paul D... more Review of: Popular Pleasures: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Popular Visual Culture, Paul Duncum (2021) London and New York: Bloomsbury, 229 pp., ISBN 978-1-35019-339-0, p/bk, $28.84/£26.97
Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Sep 1, 2003
This phenomeno logical study is a search for the essence of the Polish Green Sc/zoo/. We explain ... more This phenomeno logical study is a search for the essence of the Polish Green Sc/zoo/. We explain the Green School, examine its rationale and scope, and give an m•erview of the histo,y of Poland s enl'iro11me1 1tal exploitation. Then we present a week-long experience in one such school and in that context examine children s re.flectil'e drawings. The Green School week-long program consists of a higl,/ander folk music demonstmti o11, sel•eral hikes, a hunt to find beauty in nature, and in contrast. a trip to Auschll'it:. The children s re.flecti1•e dmwings ll'ere mainly 111011ntai11 scapes that contain a secret cave, human figures, inc/11di11g the higl,/ander blowing his hom, some animals, and styli:ed trees. What is suggested by our .findings is that through aesthetic means, children can learn to become aware, presen•e the e11viro11111e1 1/, lil'e in peace, and share. At the root of the Green School experience is aesthetic co11-scio11s11ess without which the spirit may 1101 surl'i,•e.
Visual Inquiry, May 17, 2012
This participant observation study explores visual literacy and concentrates on the illustrations... more This participant observation study explores visual literacy and concentrates on the illustrations of third graders in Gold Canyon, Arizona, which they made in response to writing about their context that included favourite local desert animals and its habitat under the directions of their classroom teachers. Contextual knowledge about the ecological interrelation of desert animals and their habitats was highlighted. The teachers focused students’ attention on geologic formations, details, textural marks and meanings relating local creatures and their environment. Visual literacy findings include how students represent and communicate visual forms, including different spatial grounds, mountain formations, colour blends, vertical and diagonal stroking to suggest rock direction and striations, and different textures (e.g. spiky cacti and animal fur). Such visual literacy learning in context entailed interrelationships of desert ecological configurations interspersed with a fascination with unusual words (hoodoo and haboob), concern or care for desert creatures (screaming, hungry and sadness), persistent problem solving and search for meaning.
International Journal of Education Through Art, Mar 1, 2022
Review of: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art and Creativity: Fostering Artistic Exploration in ... more Review of: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art and Creativity: Fostering Artistic Exploration in Formal and Informal Settings, Karen Knutson, Takeshi Okada and Kevin Crowley (Eds) (2020) New York: Routledge, 296 pp., ISBN 978-0-81536-188-6, e-book, £33.29
Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Sep 1, 1999
SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, Apr 1, 2010
Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Sep 1, 2010
May-'1t o '1v:e o st1.1ccnts to emor.ice exa"Tlplcs c; ar. and u,e ,.,.s:o-•es ot ,irt,St.S wno h... more May-'1t o '1v:e o st1.1ccnts to emor.ice exa"Tlplcs c; ar. and u,e ,.,.s:o-•es ot ,irt,St.S wno have re1 s'.ed vie oppress. ve forces •n thc,r rcspec-t.ve e,•;; This ,1•t1clc examines the rn e Czec:hoslova.<J,,ri ar' sts nave ::ilayt~. and :he works they created in 0000,rt on to So .e~ o::c• pa• or ,-'"'= city o' B• ;~ ~!ava 1r t c a:e I g60, and ea '/ 970,. ,., adc. on !O :.ircw,d ng a c <J a po .: cz. 1 ard r ..-:orca cor:e fc r,er.:iret r,g these NOl"kS, tr.e a;;:"o•• advocit es lor he m:roc ... ct,or o' wc,•ks of a,•~ tha, ;,e.,, ',om th:; un•q,.c ~ct of cwc.imstanccs to h,g •chool students. Tre a,'tice also uses "e d scl.!ss•cn cf u official Cz.ec'>os,ovd •tan art ;; 'lG ar st.s of B"at s va to ex;i.ir•r" Conce:)tuJI and Perfcrma•,ce Ar a,id :ne •-;, cat o~s ., de • ng frof"l tJ"i!d • o~a "•~ s-~oo a-• aci" rig pr?.cr.ces PROLOGUE People are homo pcrformam, beings tha1: perform according to social standards (Turner, 1982). He advocated 1:ha t written ethnographic notes be transformed into performance script so that srudents can come to an experiencebased understanding of the findings of ethnographic research. In chis way, they can find a way ro perhaps "walk-in-the-shoes" of research participants, rather rhan merely role-play. Role-playing is an enjoyable activity or spontaneous amusement; play-acting is pretending co be a cercain identity or pomaying a character in a script; thus play-acting as performing is serious play or meaningmaking (Mayer, 1986). 1 Play can be a way of relieving tension by way of "fooling around." Prcadolescenrs narurally play when they are among peers. Benelheim {1976) speculated , " ome unconscious pressures in children can be worked out through play" (p. 55), and play relieves stress from adolescence crises. The concept of play itself can become deep and rich when it contains uncercainty, illusion, fancasy, and when it includes role exploring or risk-taking, thereby developing its own life (Ackerm an, 1999, p. 288). On e can play and the result can be a thea1:r ical play (Hicks, 2005). Play then, is a kind of performance, which can be classified in different ways: natural, involving a staged reading of a recorded conversation• Ja,~es Su, 15 '" ,re,• pair ts ,Ju t. a, serious :> .iy •ncludcs 'ch d•-en p••etcnd ng, playact."g and lov111g W"Z'.: ,~ey u. .Tney a,•e !O!.d f erg•-ow•d : 1 e bus ress ofse f .. (Ma>'e 986).
... of good substantive teaching that consisted of a flood of images, student reflection ... Studen... more ... of good substantive teaching that consisted of a flood of images, student reflection ... Students showed further curiosity about Van Gogh's and other antiheroes' art philosophies, attitudes ... She concentrated on middle school students' expressive self-portraits and on their paintings of ...
Visual arts research, Dec 1, 2009
SVA newsletter, Mar 1, 1988
Visual arts research, Dec 1, 2013
This study examined how five adolescents learned about and played a digital game, The Sims 2. Thr... more This study examined how five adolescents learned about and played a digital game, The Sims 2. Through participant observation, I examined participants’ aesthetic preferences, spatial practices, learning strategies, and storytelling within The Sims 2. The context of this study was a 10-week summer day camp held in a working-class Arizona community. Findings describe participants’ avatar and building designs, strategies for making quick spatial decisions, and tool choices. Set within a visual and material culture art education framework, and with attention to the need for teachers to engage in media literacy education, the study contributes to previous research on gaming sites, virtual realities, and media education.
Studies in Art Education, 2000
Art education, May 1, 1983
Intercultural Education, Jun 1, 2013
The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 1986
An uhi b Hlon of a rtw ork don e by l o~a l artists was sponsored by a mi d'",esern uni ver s i t... more An uhi b Hlon of a rtw ork don e by l o~a l artists was sponsored by a mi d'",esern uni ver s i ty gall ery t o promote grea ter COlTlT1uni t y In vo 1 vement. I t was open to a ll art is ts and all mt: dia for a small entrance f ee. A qu est lonn aire of prov oca t i ve ca tegories was given out at the operling to elicit spe c tat or r eactions to t he work and to help t hem vote. They were asked to decid e which wo rk s but represente<l the part icular categor ies, Respons es to the sho .... were mos tly positive: however, certa in art .... orks evoked muc h cont r oversy and publicity. TwO ar twork s , bor de r i ng on the pornographi c , r ais ed t he queHion: Is a rt a ny t hing one can get away with? The oress and puo l te valued the work for Its s hoc k e f fect. Acacemla remain ed silen t whi Ch ra i sed another question: W hat is the r ole of art departments and a rt educators In consi d ering the ethical dimension of art , to separate the schlock from the shOCk?
Art education, Nov 1, 1982
Arts Education Policy Review, Sep 1, 2005
ducational assessment is more than measurement, rubrics, and grades. Its real focus needs to be o... more ducational assessment is more than measurement, rubrics, and grades. Its real focus needs to be on learning. Art educators need to pay attention to the assessment of daily learning as well. Everyday assessment of classroom learning is crucial because it provides feedback directly to students in the process of their learning, more than mere measurement or rubric ranking does. Teachers should provide opportunities for students to learn how to pre-assess and post-assess their own learning, compare the results of their first assignment with a later one, problem-solve and reflect collaboratively, evaluate their own artwork, draw pictures of and measure what they learn, and provide suggestions about their works in the future. This should start at the middleschool level, when students are interested in technical concerns, scientific wonders, and how things work (Brewer 1991). My arguments mostly stem from J. Myron Atkin and Janet Coffey's book, Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom (2003). Examples emerged from my teaching experience in a course on ceramics and science for middleschool students that demonstrated how assessment results can guide program development, curriculum design, and classroom instruction. This article explores the quality of
International Journal of Education Through Art, Sep 1, 2022
Review of: Popular Pleasures: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Popular Visual Culture, Paul D... more Review of: Popular Pleasures: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Popular Visual Culture, Paul Duncum (2021) London and New York: Bloomsbury, 229 pp., ISBN 978-1-35019-339-0, p/bk, $28.84/£26.97