The Arts in and out of School: Educational Policy, Provision and Practice in Ireland Today

Autor/in	Long, Siobhán Dowling
Titel	The Arts in and out of School: Educational Policy, Provision and Practice in Ireland Today
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 8 (2015) 2, S.267-286 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Art Education; Educational Policy; Literacy; Numeracy; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Educational Research; Lifelong Learning; Elementary School Students; Cultural Background; Networks; Educational Planning; Strategic Planning; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Bildungsplanung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Irland
Abstract	The debate relating to the place and value of the arts in Irish Education is one that has dominated educational policy, provision, and practice down through the history of Irish educational policy from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Indeed, interest in this topic has been re-ignited with the recent publication of two educational policy documents, one based on the arts-in-education in and out of school "The Arts in Education Charter" (2013), and the other on the development of children and young people's literacy and numeracy "Literacy and Numeracy For Learning and Life: The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020" (2011). Despite the Irish Government's commitments to promote the arts in and out of school, this paper draws attention to the lack of any real investment in the "Arts in Education Charter" by the Irish Government, and the neglect of policymakers to include references to national and international educational research on the value of the arts for enhancing children's life-long learning. Noting the pressures on primary teachers to allocate more time to the "Literacy and Numeracy Strategy," it highlights the potential threat of this initiative to the primary school arts education programme. Finally, it draws attention to the notable absence of an arts education programme for the majority of senior post-primary pupils who leave school without any in-depth knowledge and appreciation of their rich cultural heritage. This is an area of grave concern, and one that has received very little, if any, attention to date. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01