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Title
The value of art education : cultural engagements at the Swedish folk high schools / Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander.
ISBN
9783031140617 (electronic bk.)
3031140613 (electronic bk.)
3031140605
9783031140600
Publication Details
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-14061-7 doi
Call Number
N365.S8
Dewey Decimal Classification
707.12485
Summary
This book shows the continuing importance of art education. Art education attracts students who see multiple meanings and justifications for the worth of that education. Their engagement in art education is not limited to the uncertain prospects for jobs or routes into employment in the arts. Frst and Nylander approach art education through a rich array of empirical examples derived from Swedish folk high school programs in music, visual arts, and creative writing. Based on an analytical framework of pragmatic sociology, the book allows the reader to understand the competences and critical capacities held by students and teachers. The book challenges the dominant public perception of art education and broadens our understanding of what it is good for. The Value of Art Education is essential reading for those defending the status of this vital sector of education, offering a deeper understanding of why people engage, what they gain, and the social importance of the arts. Henrik Frst earned his PhD degree in Sociology from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is an Associate Professor in Education at Stockholm University. Erik Nylander is lecturing at the folk high school teacher program at Linkping University, Sweden, where he also holds a faculty position as Associate Professor in Education.
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Includes index.
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Series
Sociology of the arts (Palgrave Macmillan)
Chapter 1. What Is the Worth of Art Education?
Chapter 2. What Is Daily Life Like? Institutional Characteristics of the Folk High School
Chapter 3. Who Engages? The Social Dispositions of Students
Chapter 4. What Engages? Students Accounts of Art Education as Hothouse, Home, Happening, or Hospital
Chapter 5. What Counts? Selection Tests as Gatekeeping
Chapter 6. What Happens in Class? Testing Students Engagements
Chapter 7. How Are Teaching and Creating Art Combined? Worth and Vocational Dilemmas Among Teachers
Chapter 8. Is Art Education Worthwhile?
