Arts and Creativity in East and Southeast Asian Preschools: Towards 'Glocal' Pedagogies (Creativity in the Twenty First Century) by Alfredo BautistaEnglish | July 21, 2025 | ISBN: 9819625238 | 407 pages | PDF, EPUB | 45 Mb
This book is based on the theoretical notion of 'glocalization', which is understood as the hybridization of global and local perspectives. It brings together contributions from Asian preschool stakeholders specializing in arts and creativity, who present 'glocal' pedagogical practices in the art forms of visual arts, music, drama, dance and in multi-modal activities that integrate multiple art forms. The chapters provide Asian preschool teachers with insights on how to design, implement, and/or evaluate high-quality classroom activities. These insights help maximize children's creativity while being realistic and suitable to local preschools, as well as aligned with the expectations, values, and norms of traditional Asian societies. The chapters are primarily oriented to practice and also include conceptual and/or theoretical elaborations intended to ground and justify teachers' pedagogical choices. The various chapters also enhance teachers' pedagogical repertoires, to benefit children's creative learning experiences in the arts.
