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Peter Gouzouasis is a Full Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy (EDCP) within the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. His academic home is situated within the Centre for Early Childhood Education & Research (CECER), where he contributes to interdisciplinary research on early childhood learning and development.
Professor Gouzouasis's research interests span a wide range of topics in arts education, with particular focus on qualitative assessment of learning, arts learning, storied forms of assessment, and music acquisition from birth through age 9. His scholarly work encompasses action research, adolescent issues, art education research, artistic and aesthetic development, cultural studies, curriculum theory, educational technologies, literacy, music education research, pedagogy, and teacher education research. He has made significant contributions to the development and application of arts-based educational research (ABER) and creative analytical practices (CAP), especially in the areas of artography and autoethnography.
His recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on autoethnographic and a/r/tographic approaches to music education research, exploring the intersections between music, poetry, and narrative forms of inquiry. His work frequently examines emotional and social dimensions of music learning, including how music making relates to empathy, prosocial behavior, and happiness in young learners. He has also conducted important population-level research examining the relationships between school arts participation and academic achievement, providing empirical evidence for the value of arts education.
Professor Gouzouasis has been actively involved in mentoring doctoral students and collaborating with colleagues on innovative research projects. His work with Matthew Yanko on elementary school music ateliers grounded in the pedagogies of Freinet, Reggio Emilia, and the maker movement demonstrates his commitment to practical applications of theoretical frameworks. He has also contributed significantly to the development of learning stories and Reggio Emilia-inspired documentation as formative assessment methods for music classrooms.
