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Art as a generative mediating space: a configurable framework for adolescent affective-sexual learning
1School of the Art and Design, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, Henan, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|June 1, 2026
Summary
Arts-based practices create generative artistic mediating spaces for adolescent affective-sexual learning. This reconceptualization moves beyond art as expression, focusing on relational conditions for generative learning.
Area of Science:
- Education
- Arts Education
- Adolescent Development
Background:
- Adolescents' affective-sexual learning is shaped by educational contexts.
- Current approaches often view arts as mere tools for expression or information.
Purpose of the Study:
- To theoretically reconceptualize arts-based practices in adolescent learning.
- To propose a framework for analyzing arts as generative artistic mediating spaces.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical reconceptualization of arts-based practices.
- Development of a configurable generative conditions framework.
- Analysis of relational dimensions: participation, openness, and facilitator roles.
Main Results:
- Arts are conceptualized as generative artistic mediating spaces, not just tools.
- A framework is proposed to analyze the configuration of these spaces.
- Focus on relational conditions that foster generative learning.
Conclusions:
- Arts-based practices can be configured as generative spaces for adolescent learning.
- The proposed framework aids in examining and designing these learning environments.
- Emphasizes relational conditions and contextual configurations for effective learning.
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