Seoul, 25-27 May

Conditions for Facilitating Arts Education Research or The Art of Stepping Aside

Contribution of Michael Wimmer/EDUCULT, AustriaFor the UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education

© UNESCO

What is facilitation?

Facilitation …• is the art of leadership in group

communication• is about helping the participants to work

together in a mutual cause• means to put the learner at the centre of

learning processes

What the arts can contribute …

Charles Ives

Let‘s talk about questions!

© Philippe Sollers: Un vrai roman, Mémoires, Plon 2007, p.199

Marcel Proust

Which kind of reform do you admire most?

The 3 dimensions of research

Scientific research

Art-based research Research-based learning

Scientific researchArt-based research

Scientific research

Research-based learning

© www.beatmeister.ch Rodins „Der Denker“

© KONG/Photocase, EACEA

Art-based research

„I never made a painting as a work of art; it‘s all about research.“ Pablo Picasso

Scientific research

Art-based research Research-based learning

Pablo Picasso: Interior with a girl drawing

Macht|schule|theater

© mages/Photocase

Research-based learningArt-based research

Scientific research

Research-based learning

© PwC/DKJS – Kultur.Forscher!

Cultural.Explorers!

© PwC/DKJS

Interconnection between science, art and pedagogy

Scientific research

Art-based research Research-based learning

„Playing music does not necessarily lead to better listening.“Ernst Krenek

© Klaus Barisch

The art of stepping aside

The artist as a role model

© Christoph! auf Flickr: Blood red shoes

Research to what end? or: The essence of beauty

© Markus Prachensky: rouge sur blanc

The facilitation of research is about you!

Facilitation of arts education research means making all of you facilitators and integrating the research mode in your everyday professional life.

Thank you for your attention

MICHAEL WIMMERmichael.wimmer@educult.atwww.educult.at

And may Charles Ives‘ Unanswered Question inspire you!