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The Value of Art Education

Cultural Engagements at the Swedish Folk High Schools

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Authors:
  1. Henrik Fürst

    1. Department of Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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  2. Erik Nylander

    1. Department of Behavioural Sciences & Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

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  • Explores valuations of art education from the theoretical vantage point of pragmatic sociology
  • Focuses on the case of Swedish folk high school and the plural values attributed to its art programs
  • Shows that the sociology of art benefits from paying more attention to the educational sphere

Part of the book series: Sociology of the Arts (SOA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. What Is the Worth of Art Education?

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 1-24

  3. What Is Daily Life Like? Institutional Characteristics of the Folk High School

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 25-48

  4. Who Engages? The Social Dispositions of Students

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 49-66

  5. What Engages? Students’ Accounts of Art Education as Hothouse, Home, Happening, or Hospital

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 67-87

  6. What Counts? Selection Tests as Gatekeeping

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 89-115

  7. What Happens in Class? Testing Students’ Engagements

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 117-139

  8. How Are Teaching and Creating Art Combined? Worth and Vocational Dilemmas Among Teachers

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 141-164

  9. Is Art Education Worthwhile?

    • Henrik Fürst, Erik Nylander
    Pages 165-178

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 179-186
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This book shows the continuing importance of art education. Art education attracts students who see multiple meanings and justifications for the worth of that education. Their engagement in art education is not limited to the uncertain prospects for jobs or routes into employment in the arts. Fürst and Nylander approach art education through a rich array of empirical examples derived from Swedish folk high school programs in music, visual arts, and creative writing. Based on an analytical framework of pragmatic sociology, the book allows the reader to understand the competences and critical capacities held by students and teachers. The book challenges the dominant public perception of art education and broadens our understanding of what it is good for. The Value of Art Education is essential reading for those defending the status of this vital sector of education, offering a deeper understanding of why people engage, what they gain, and the social importance of the arts.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Henrik Fürst

  • Department of Behavioural Sciences & Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

    Erik Nylander

About the authors

Henrik Fürst earned his PhD degree in Sociology from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is an Associate Professor in Education at Stockholm University.

Erik Nylander is lecturing at the folk high school teacher program at Linköping University, Sweden, where he also holds a faculty position as Associate Professor in Education.  

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