Co-designing a jewellery curriculum

Conversations and remembrances about Ann O’Donnell and her work in adult education

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ID21867014
AuthorsSamantha Broadhead (0000-0001-9469-1233, Leeds Arts University), Frances-Ann Norton (0000-0003-1935-4987, Leeds Arts University)
Year2026
Pages1-16
Publication date2026-06-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2000-7426 • E-ISSN: 2000-7426
PublisherLinköping University Electronic Press (PUBLISHER • SE)
DOI10.3384/rela.2000-7426.6275
OpenAlexW7166519273
LanguageEN
References cited24

Two researchers from the creative arts have come together in a conversational encounter to explore the educational legacy of Ann O’Donnell (1933-2019). O’Donnell was a jewellery designer, maker, entrepreneur and educator working in Leeds, UK during the late 1950s until 1993. During the time of O’Donnell’s employment in an art college, its archivists and librarians did not collect many papers, curricula or resources made by women educators, who often had part-time roles. This resulted in their contributions to the education field remaining invisible. In order to preserve O’Donnell’s legacy, conversations between the two researchers captured the pedagogic knowledge created by her experience and practice in creating a jewellery curriculum with her students. As O’Donnell was working at a significant time for the development of vocational qualifications in the UK (1970s-1990s) the conversation revealed O’Donnell’s pragmatism in interweaving a liberal and vocational education for the benefit of her students

Conversation · Curriculum · Pragmatism · The arts · Vocational education · Art Education and Development · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies

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