The Role of Painting in Preschool Education (A Case Study in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis, Ghana)

Abstract

Painting as a vocation started far back as prehistoric era, where early man used it to enhance their painting expedition. As a vocation in our part of the world (Ghana), its impact is less felt through practices such surface preparation, brushing, spraying and more importantly in education. In contemporary world, painting has become a vocation where its significance in nation development cannot be over emphasized. The study recognizes the crucial role the vocation plays in preschool education through teaching-learning materials, and aesthetic enhancement of architectural structures. This study seeks to evaluate the role painting plays in preschool education. The study further seeks to assess job opportunities for painters through the teaching-learning materials in preschool environment. It therefore advocates the need for students to take painting as a vocation for national development. Descriptive research method based on quantitative research was adopted and this was used to describe research methodology through result discussion and findings. The results of the study indicate that, there are job opportunities for painters in preschool environment. The study concluded that, painters can generate income through the painting of interior and exterior walls of preschool structures, making of teaching-learning materials in the form of wall hangings, charts and murals for preschool betterment.

Keywords: painting, preschool, preschool education, teaching-learning material.