Richard Hickman
Position/Status
Reader in Arts Education
Course leader for PGCE Art and Design
E-mail Address: rdh27@cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 767640
Qualifications
BA (Hons), ATD, Cert Ed, MA, MA (Cantab), PhD
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
NSEAD, InSEA
Profile
Richard Hickman has taught in a number of schools over a thirteen year period and has been involved in the education and training of teachers since 1985 - previously at the University of Reading and the National Institute of Education in Singapore. He is a Fellow of Homerton College where he is also Director of Studies for Art History.
He is a practising painter and fine artist, having exhibited in Europe, Asia and Australasia, with five large solo exhibitions.
His academic interests lie within three broad areas of visual and aesthetic education: philosophical - the nature and purpose of art and design in education; cultural - intercultural aspects of visual education; psychological - the nature of the creative process and aesthetic development.
Academic Area/Links
Art and Design
Visual and Aesthetic Education
Current Research Projects
Using visual art as a research tool in education
Course Involvement
PGCE (W1X1)
MPhil in Arts Culture and Education
Selected Publications
Books:
Why We Make Art - and why it is taught. Intellect publications, Bristol ISBN: 1-84150-126-3. (2005)
Critical Studies in Art and Design Education (Edited book) Bristol: Intellect (2005) ISBN: 1-84150-127-1.
Rebuilding engagement through the arts. J. Finney, R. Hickman, M. Morrison, B. Nicholl and J, Rudduck. Cambridge: Pearson. ISBN: 1 85749 858 5 (2005)
Art Education 11-18: Meaning Purpose and Direction (2004, 2nd edition). London: Continuum [including introduction, initial chapter and final chapter]
ICT in Art and Design (2002) Cambridge: Pearson Publications [ISBN: 1 85749 621 3]
Art Education 11-18: Meaning Purpose and Direction (2000). London: Continuum [including introduction and initial chapter] ISBN: 0-8264-4786-4
Student Handbook for Art and Design (2000) Cambridge: Pearson Publishing. [ISBN: 185749 637X]
Contributions to books:
Autobiographical Reflections - in Work, Pedagogy and Change: Foundations for the Art Teacher Educator. Beaudert, L. (2006). Reston: NAEA
The Role of Art and Design in Citizenship Education - invited chapter in L. Burgess and N. Addison (2003) (Eds) Issues in Art and Design Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Further Professional Development in Art (with Andy Ash) in L. Burgess and N. Addison (Eds) (2000) Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School. London: RoutledgeFalmer [ISBN: 0-415-16881-3].
Representational Art And Islam - a case for further investigation, in R. Mason and D. Boughton, (eds.) (1999) Beyond Multi-Cultural Art Education - International Perspectives. London: Waxmann. [ISBN: 0946-6797]
React, Research, Respond and Reflect: Language and Learning in Art, in E. Bearne, (ed.) (1999) Use of Language across the Secondary Curriculum. London: Routledge. [ISBN: 0-415-16516-4]
Articles in refereed Journals:
Raising Pupils' Self-Esteem through Leadership Activities in Art. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 25 (3), 2006, pp329-340.
Teaching Art to Muslim Students Visual Art Research, 30 (2), 2004, pp 55-61.
Art and Mathematics in Education [with P. Huckstep] Journal of Aesthetic Education 37 (1) pp 1-12
Students' Responses to Architecture in The International Journal of Art and Design Education (2001), 20 (2), 161-170.
Art Rooms and Art Teaching in Art Education January 2001, 6-11.
Adolescents' Concepts of the concept 'Art', Journal of Aesthetic Education (Spring 2000) 107-112.
Electronic publications:
Adolescents' Views on the Nature and Purpose of Art in Education International Conversations Through Art: InSEA Conference Proceedings New York, August 2003 [electronic publication]
Rationales for Teaching Art - an International Perspective, in Proceedings of the 38th World Congress of the International Society for Education through Art, Brisbane, 1999 [electronic publication].
'Solo' Exhibitions:
2004 - Diverse Artworks Kings College Cambridge [see catalogue]
1994 - Sex n Dogs n rocks n Coal Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading.
1990 - Squeezing the Tubes British Council, Singapore
1985 - NineMonthsWork The Loseby Gallery, Leicester
1979 - Recent Work The Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
1978 - Paintings and Prints The Blackthorn Gallery, Leicester
Paintings in public collections:
University of Cambridge
Berkshire LEA
British Council, Singapore
Leicestershire LEA
Wollaton Hall, Nottingham