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Dr Margaret L. Brooks

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education

Qualifications

PhD University of Alberta, 2002. An Interdisciplinary degree between Departments of Art and Design and Elementary Education.

PhD thesis, 'Drawing to Learn'.

Contact

Email:
Room: E7 211
Phone: 02 6773 2654 (or +61 2 6773 2654 overseas)
Fax: 02 6773 3363

Margaret is a member of the Early Childhood group within the School of Education.

Affiliations

Early Childhood Australia, Member
International Art in Early Childhood Association, Chair

Areas of Teaching

Undergraduate

Graduate

I supervise both PhD and Masters students. Some recent successful completions:

  • Young Children's Art Experiences: A Visual Ethnographic Study with Four Children in their Homes, Preschool and Schools.
  • Childhood Today Explored Through Notions of Being and Time.

Research interests

My research explores the ways young children use drawing as a tool for learning. My research methodology is visual ethnography. I practice arts based research through my studio work and exhibitions.

Link to Dr Brooks's list of publications and consultancies.

Art Exhibitions

Subak with Art Festival

Tabanan, Bali, January 2012

Link to Subak Art.

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Draw

New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, March 2012

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Subak

New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, March-April 2012

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Muse

The Muse, Ultimo TAFE, Sydney, August 2012

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Special projects

Editor

Art in Early Childhood

Editor-in-Chief — International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal

Director — International Association for Art in Early Childhood

Artist in residence

Art in Early Childhood

Link to Draw International.

In July, 2010, I was an artist in residence at DRAWinternational. I was interested in exploring the notion of drawing as research. I used drawing and installation to explore the medieval grain measures in the villages of southern France.

Art in Early Childhood Art in Early Childhood

ARTplay

Art in Early Childhood

The opening of the ARTplay project exhibition with preschool children at NERAM.

This was a collaborative project between NERAM, Margaret Brooks, Christine McMillan and St Peters Preschool, funded by the Ian Potter Foundation. The project will be displayed on the NERAM website in late 2013.

Art in Early Childhood