Arts based 4 year programme in teacher education : a better approach to teaching the aesthetics?

The Panel Session will contain a presentation of a new Arts-based teachers education in practical and aesthetic subjects which qualifies the students for fulltime work in primary school, music and culture school and upper-secondary school. There will also be a presentation of the results from the first part of a longitudinal study following some students in the programme. The panel-members, representing the four university colleges giving this programme, will, on the background of experiences from the tree first years, discuss different challenges in developing the programme. Panel-members: Signe Kalsnes, Norwegian Academy of Music Magne Espeland, Stord/Haugesund University College Anne Meek, Nesna University College Arne Marius Samuelsen, Telemark University College Michael Strobelt, Tromsø University College