Using Interpretation Theory in Art Education Research

1 This paper was presented at the National Art Education Association Convention in Chicago, April, 1981.

Abstract

One of the interpretive approaches currently finding favor in social science research is that of the contemporary German philosopher, Hans-Georg Gadamer. For Gadamer, the interpretation of a text is existentially grounded in the ontological significance of understanding that is historical, dialectical, and linguistic. The author's use of hermeneutics in an inquiry illustrates the essential aspects of Gadamer's theory, and indicates one of many possibilities that it offers for art education research.

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Cathy A. Brooks

Cathy A. Brooks is a researcher in art education living in Tolono, Illinois.