The Wow Factor

Global research compendium on the impact of the arts in education
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-8309-1617-8
Verlag: Waxmann Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 269 g

More than ever before, the arts are shaping and influencing our daily lives through the media and the creative industries. The arts are no longer confined to museums and theatres, but are adding value to our national economies and improving the quality of education. This has implications for arts education. However, unlike other Subjects taught at schools, the arts have rarely made their purpose clear: Why are they taught? What is good arts education? And what are the benefits of teaching creative Subjects or using creative ways to teach?

In 2004 Professor Anne Bamford conducted the first international analysis of arts education research for UNESCO, in partnership with IFACCA and the Australia Council. Comparing data and case studies from more than 60 countries, the book analyses the differences between 'education in the arts' and 'education through the arts'. While appreciating that arts programmes are embedded in their unique social and cultural contexts, Professor Bamford develops internationally comparable standards for quality arts education. In addition, she identifies a number of concrete educational, cultural, and social benefits of arts education.

This definitive work is of major interest to policy-makers, educators and artists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bamford, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstpsychologie und -soziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Kunst, Musik, Theater (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Über Autor(innen)

Bamford, Anne
A fusionist and educational futurist, Professor Anne Bamford was Strategic Director of Education, Skills and Culture for the City of London. Anne has been recognized nationally and internationally for her research in fusion, education, emerging literacies, and visual communication. She is an expert in the international dimension of education and through her research, she has pursued issues of creativity, innovation, social impact and equity and diversity. Anne has conducted major national impact and evaluation studies for the governments of Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, Hong Kong, and Norway and is the author of several books and numerous journal articles.