Narrative Art in Education – An Analytical Study
Author(s): Dr Satyamangal Rege
Authors Affiliations:
Professor Dean, Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan’s College of Engineering and Visual Arts, Mumbai, India
DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202504024     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202504024This study offers a thorough analytical analysis of the incorporation of narrative art into educational frameworks, looking at its cultural relevance, pedagogical value, and cognitive advantages. A dynamic multidisciplinary tool that connects academic learning and visual creativity is narrative art, which includes artwork that tells stories, events, or sequences. This study investigates how the visual storytelling included into narrative art promotes deep learning, improves emotional and social intelligence, and develops cultural awareness in pupils through a thorough literature review and qualitative analysis.
The study has a multi-theoretical basis, drawing on ideas from art-based education frameworks, Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective, constructivist learning theory, and visual literacy theory. It looks at how narrative artworks promote interpretive thinking, introspection, and student-centered discussion in addition to conveying meaning. Particularly in multicultural and multilingual classrooms, narrative art serves as a vehicle for self-expression, identity development, and group inquiry in educational settings.
The study examines how educators carry out narrative art projects across disciplines and age groups using case studies from a global variety of educational institutions, including schools in the US, Finland, India, and South Africa. These case studies demonstrate how to teach history, literature, ethics, and social studies using comic strips, storyboards, murals, historical paintings, and digital tales. In order to comprehend the results and difficulties of integrating narrative art in actual educational contexts, the methodological approach integrates student artwork, educator interviews, classroom observations, and thematic content analysis.
Results show that narrative art enhances curriculum content and gives students the tools they need to actively create their own knowledge. When narrative art is incorporated into the educational process, students show greater drive to learn, higher empathy, improved engagement, and improved critical thinking. The study also highlights the necessity of inclusive, culturally sensitive pedagogies and the significance of training teachers in visual storytelling strategies.
In the end, this essay promotes a paradigm change in educational design by presenting narrative art as a central method for meaning-making, identity development, and holistic learning rather than as an incidental artistic endeavor. It urges curriculum designers, educators, and educational officials to embrace narrative art as an essential tool for fostering the intellectual, emotional, and creative abilities of students in the twenty-first century.
Dr Satyamangal Rege(2025); Narrative Art in Education – An Analytical Study, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-4, Pp.169-171. Available on – https://www.ijirmf.com/
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