Navigating Gaps and Barriers: A Scoping Review of Disability Research in Art Education

This scoping review, conducted collaboratively by five art education researchers, examines disability issues research in visual arts education. Recognizing fragmented access to interdisciplinary research, the group synthesized and categorized research using methodological orientations to trace trends and gaps. Findings reveal a growing incorporation of critical disability studies perspectives, including nonempirical and theoretical works, grounded in humanities approaches. Challenges in literature mapping, such as digital inconsistencies and terminology shifts, highlight the need for a comprehensive, accessible database of disability-related research in art education. Continued efforts to identify, map, and disseminate research on disability issues in art education hold great potential to enrich the field, offering insights for researchers, educators, and practitioners.