Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
Arts and Cultural Education in Iceland : Professor Anne Bamford
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teachers’ preparation is gett<strong>in</strong>g so much less <strong>and</strong> many crafts teachers are not even qualified. It depends so much<br />
on the person <strong>in</strong> the school, so there is such a difference from pupils from one school <strong>and</strong> the next.<br />
It was not with<strong>in</strong> the scope of this research to ‘test’ pupils’ achievement <strong>in</strong> the arts nor was<br />
it with<strong>in</strong> the remit of this research to pass judgments on the outputs of the arts education <strong>in</strong><br />
terms of quality. These are however important questions <strong>and</strong> the arts educational community <strong>in</strong><br />
Icel<strong>and</strong> needs to consider methods of quality assurance that are appropriate <strong>in</strong> this context.<br />
With<strong>in</strong> the compulsory school, the majority of respondents to the survey felt the quality was<br />
good or very good (73%, see Figure 5.3.2)<br />
Figure 5.3.2 Perceived quality of arts education <strong>in</strong> the compulsory school<br />
The follow<strong>in</strong>g improvements were suggested for the compulsory school (Figure 5.3.3).<br />
Figure 5.3.3 What could improve the arts education <strong>in</strong> your school?<br />
# Ranked from 1 to 7 where 1 is most important.<br />
5.4 Other matters<br />
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