Abstract
A new and innovative pedagogical approach that administers hands-on visual arts activities to persons with dementia based on the field of Visual Arts Education is reported in this paper. The aims of this approach are to enhance cognition and improve quality of life. These aims were explored in a small qualitative study with eight individuals with moderate dementia, and the results are published as a thesis. In this paper, we summarize and report the results of this small qualitative study and expand upon the rationale for the Visual Arts Education pedagogical approach that has shown promise for enhancing cognitive processes and improving quality of life for persons with dementia.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1244-1251 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Dementia |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2017.
Keywords
- Alzheimer’s
- Visual Arts Education
- dementia
- learning
- pedagogy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Social Sciences
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