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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While the previously listed recommendations are based on detailed evaluative research,<br />
there are areas that will require more research. These <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
- Teacher education<br />
- Impact of creative <strong>and</strong> cultural <strong>in</strong>dustries<br />
In addition to these areas, media education, l<strong>in</strong>ks with creative <strong>in</strong>dustries <strong>and</strong> gender equity<br />
<strong>in</strong> the arts should also be further <strong>in</strong>vestigated.<br />
A committee should be formed to oversee the responses to the recommendations. Actions<br />
emerg<strong>in</strong>g from these responses should be evaluated to determ<strong>in</strong>e their success.<br />
6.4 Conclusions/Future directions<br />
Quality arts education programmes have impact on the child, the teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
environment, <strong>and</strong> on the community – but these benefits were only observed where quality<br />
programmes were <strong>in</strong> place. By world st<strong>and</strong>ards, Icel<strong>and</strong> has very high quality arts education that<br />
is valued by parents <strong>and</strong> pupils <strong>and</strong> is given a core position with<strong>in</strong> Icel<strong>and</strong>ic society <strong>and</strong><br />
education. Given the level of support for this research <strong>and</strong> the open <strong>and</strong> enthusiastic attitude<br />
<strong>and</strong> dedication <strong>and</strong> determ<strong>in</strong>ation of the Icel<strong>and</strong>ic education <strong>and</strong> arts community the future<br />
looks very promis<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
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