ABSTRACT

This research is part of a postdoctoral research on early childhood teachers’ training, through community dance, in the midst of pandemic. The aim was to discover and utilize creative approaches remotely, due to the confinement established as a measurement for the pandemic, in Greece. Art-based research was used as methodology, in order to allow creative practices and multimodal formats to foster a holistic approach and knowledge towards education. The sample consisted of 88 students (6th semester), from the 95 enrolled in this course of the Department of Early Childhood Education, in the University of Thessaly, Greece. The methods used were, a community dance performance from 51 participants, field notes and free texts. Analysis of the findings was based on inductive approaches to qualitative data, such as thematic analysis and content analysis. The results showed that a community dance module can function from distance, as it fosters collaboration, supports participant initiative, encourage creativity, enhances critical thinking and reflection, highlights personal artistry, fosters accountability and encourage collective empowerment.

摘要

这项研究是在大流行期间通过社区舞蹈对幼儿教师进行培训的博士后研究的一部分。其目的是远程发现和利用创造性的方法，因为在希腊建立了作为大流行衡量标准的限制。以艺术为基础的研究被用作方法论，以允许创造性的实践和多模式的形式来促进对教育的整体方法和知识。样本包括 88 名学生（第 6 学期），来自希腊色萨利大学幼儿教育系的 95 名学生。使用的方法是来自 51 名参与者的社区舞蹈表演、现场笔记和免费文本。对调查结果的分析基于对定性数据的归纳方法，例如主题分析和内容分析。