”Nice to have!”: Teacher perceptions of practical and aesthetical curriculum subjects in primary schools

Authors

  • Aadland Helga
  • Magne Espeland
  • Ingrid Grønsdal
  • Trond Egil Arnesen
  • Kjetil Sømoe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/if.v3i1.937

Abstract

In this article we present findings from "Skolefagsundersøkelsen 2011", a national survey mapping teacher perceptions of different aspects of teaching and conditions for the curriculum subjects art & craft, home economics, music, and physical education (PA-subjects), in grades 1-7 in primary school. The questions we focus on and discuss in the article are connected to teachers’ attitudes to this group of subjects, and their use of methods often associated with PA-subjects in other school subjects, like mathematics and science. Our findings suggest that our teacher informants generally have a very positive attitude to PA-subjects and that they believe in the effects of using PA methods in other subjects. However, in everyday schooling, this does only take place to a very small degree.

Author Biographies

Aadland Helga

Magne Espeland

Ingrid Grønsdal

Trond Egil Arnesen

Kjetil Sømoe

Published

2014-07-01

How to Cite

Helga, A., Espeland, M., Grønsdal, I., Arnesen, T. E., & Sømoe, K. (2014). ”Nice to have!”: Teacher perceptions of practical and aesthetical curriculum subjects in primary schools. Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.7577/if.v3i1.937

Issue

Section

Articles, peer reviewed