Practice Based Research in Craft Education: Approaches to Research Work Book

Sumardianshah Silah, Abdul Shukor Hashim, Badrul Isa, Raiha Shahanaz Redzuan
2013 Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences  
Knowledge and understanding towards the variety of cultures that exist among Malaysians are important assets for trainee teachers especially for subjects that involve craft and culture such as courses that are being offered by the Bachelor of Education (Hons.) Art and Design Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (UiTM): ADE630 (Craft Design and Function) and ADE680 (Craft, Design and Society). The skill of recognising different cultures that exist in Malaysia
more » ... d be exposed to the trainee teachers once they are being enrolled into the program. For trainee teachers from UiTM, the exposure towards culture diversity is being conducted by using two approaches. The first approach is via the production of the Research Work Book (RWB) while the second approach is via the production of artwork in the form of traditional and contemporary craft by using the studio based research method. This paper will discuss on the approaches used and challenges towards the implementation of the mentioned approaches.
doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.07.158 fatcat:l7lo2u6na5ct7o7g5wehthnwue