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Post-Secondary circus school graduates perspectives of curriculum

Authors: Langlois, Amanda;

Post-Secondary circus school graduates perspectives of curriculum

Abstract

Dans la présente étude qualitative, nous explorons les perspectives d'un programme d'études collégiales en arts circassiens au Canada du point de vue des diplômés. Les données ont été recueillies dans le cadre d'entrevues avec des étudiants ayant obtenu leur diplôme au cours des dix dernières années. Une question essentielle a animé cette étude : comment les diplômés d'un programme d'études postsecondaires en arts circassiens perçoivent-ils la conception, le contenu et la mise en oeuvre du programme? Une méthode d'analyse comparative continue a été utilisée pour analyser les données. Ce processus a permis de dégager de nombreux thèmes qui ont mis en relief les caractéristiques inhérentes à la poursuite d'une carrière dans le domaine des arts circassiens. Ces thèmes sont: Repousser les Frontières, Vivre en État de Déséquilibre et Fonder une Famille. Ensemble, ces trois thèmes ont engendré un quatrième thème, prépondérant: Embrasser la Vie de Cirque. Les résultats de cette étude laissent entendre que le recours à des pratiques d'enseignement constructivistes, la promotion d'une communauté d'apprenants, l'appui au développement affectif des étudiants, l'établissement de solides relations avec les entraîneurs et la prise de conscience de l'utilité des cours par les étudiants sont d'autant d'éléments essentiels à l'optimisation de la perception du programme par les étudiants. Cette étude est unique en ce sens que c'est l'une des seules qui explorent le cirque dans un contexte d'enseignement. Alors que la tendance historique de l'enseignement des arts circassiens réside en grande partie dans la transmission du savoir aux générations suivantes, cette étude explore le contexte actuel du cirque grâce auquel les étudiants peuvent faire le choix de poursuivre des études dans le domaine des arts circassiens.Mots-clés: Cirque, Perspectives du Programme d'Études, Enseignement des Arts de la Scène

This qualitative study explores perspectives of curriculum through the lens of graduates from a collegial level circus arts program in Canada. Data were collected through participant interviews with students who had graduated within the past ten years. The overarching research question that guided this study was: How do graduates of a post-secondary circus school program perceive the design, content and delivery of the curriculum? Analysis of the data was conducted through the use of the constant comparison approach. It was through this process that multiple themes emerged from the data, which identified the characteristics of undertaking a career in circus arts. These themes included Pushing Borders, Living in a State of Disequilibrium and Constructing Families. Together, these three themes resulted in the fourth and overarching theme, Embracing Circus Life. The findings from this study suggest that applying constructivist teaching practices, fostering a community of learners, supporting the emotional development of students, having strong relationships with coaches and ensuring that the students perceive the courses as useful are essential in optimizing the students' perception of the program. This study is unique as it is one of the only studies that explore circus and academics. Whereas much of the teaching of circus arts lies in the historical trend of passing down knowledge, this study explores the present day context of circus whereby students can choose to pursue a degree in circus arts.Keywords: Circus, Curriculum Perspectives, Performance Arts Education

Kisber, Lynn Butler (Internal/Supervisor)

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Canada
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Curriculum and Instruction, Education - Curriculum and Instruction

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