Introduction: Co-creating a catalyst for sustainable development

Authors

  • Rikke Gürgens Gjærum UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Mette Bøe Lyngstad Western Norway University of applied sciences
  • Lise Hovik Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/ar.5680

Keywords:

sustainability, SDG, arts education, co-creation, partnerships

Abstract

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for action by all countries to ensure that no one is left behind. It requires partnerships between governments, the private sector, and civil societies across countries, continents, and sectors. This issue of Nordic Journal for Art & Research is an expression of SDG 17 - a collaboration towards achieving the goals. In this way, we wish to renew global partnerships for sustainable development by sharing new knowledge with peers and global readers alike. 23 different contributions about sustainability in arts education can bring new, interesting and hopeful discussions to our field. A wide range of different perspectives, understandings, theories and methods hopefully show the reader that arts educators can make a difference by inspiring sustainable thinking and action. We as editors believe that arts education can be a catalyst for a change in society towards more sustainable futures. Through this special issue we welcome each and every reader to take part in this aesthetic collaboration of knowledge production formed and assembled by arts educators, with a rising hope for the future of our planet.

Author Biographies

Rikke Gürgens Gjærum, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Rikke Gürgens Gjærum is professor of drama and applied theatre and vice rector at UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Mette Bøe Lyngstad, Western Norway University of applied sciences

Mette Bøe Lyngstad is a professor in drama and applied theatre at Western Norway University of applied sciences.

Lise Hovik, Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education

Lise Hovik is professor of drama and theatre at Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education in Trondheim, Norway and at OsloMet

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Published

2023-11-22

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Gjærum, R. G., Lyngstad, M. B., & Hovik, L. (2023). Introduction: Co-creating a catalyst for sustainable development . Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/ar.5680

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Aesthetics and Ethics: Arts Education as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development

Section

Introduction

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