Study: Cultural education for young people
The Institute for Art Education developed this study in 2009/2010for cultural institutions in the Alpenrhein region at proximity of the Lake of Constance and the High Rhine. The findings of the study lay the basis for developing local educational projects, which are intended to consolidate and further develop existing collaborations as well as establish new contacts and networks.
Study: Cultural education for young people
The Institute for Art Education developed the study, “Kulturvermittlung für Jugendliche” (Cultural Education for Young People), for the cultural institutions in the Alpenrhein region around Lake Constance and the High Rhine in 2009/2010. The findings of the study form the basis for developing local educational projects, which are intended to consolidate and continue existing collaborations and establish new contacts.
The study is part of the EU project, Interreg IV Alpenrhein – Bodensee – Hochrhein (Städte gestalten Zukunft [Towns and cities design the future]), a programme to develop citizen participation.
Clients:
Theater am Saumarkt
Kiesel Friedrichshafen
junges theater konstanz
Jugendarbeit Schaffhausen
Statement from the study: ‘Cultural education for young people means first and foremost cultural education with young people.’
Based on the premise that cultural participation can only be achieved through participatory methods (in research and in daily life), designing this research involves including culturally interested young multiplicators in developing the focus of enquiry and discussing the findings. The study initiated a discussion about the wishes and interests of young people and how these can influence the programmes of cultural institutions. This is intended to lead, in the medium term, to an improvement in communication between the institutions and their potential young audience and establish the foundations for a culture of cooperation and participation in the development, organisation, application and communication processes of cultural facilities.
Also involved in this research were a) representatives from the sphere of cultural education, b) culturally and/or socially committed young people, interviewed both individually and in groups and c) young people in their class groups, whom the institutions have (as yet) identified as non-visitors, because they only visit cultural facilities if encouraged to do so by their teachers.