Linking curriculum content to students' cultural heritage in order to promote inclusion: an analysis of a learning-through-the arts project

The aim of this paper is to highlight the benefits brought about by a learning-through-the-arts project aimed at creating links between the cultural heritage of students from diverse backgrounds and the fundamental aims of school instruction. Guided by a naturalistic research strategy and the princi...

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Published in:International journal of inclusive education 2023-11, Vol.27 (13), p.1487-1502
Main Authors: Alvarez, Ibis M., Velasco, Mar Morón, Humanes, Patricia Román
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Action research
Art Activities
Art education
Arts
at risk students
Cognitive Development
Consciousness Raising
Cultural heritage
Cultural Influences
Culturally Relevant Education
Disadvantaged
Disadvantaged Youth
Elementary School Students
Elementary Schools
Exhibits
Foreign Countries
Grade 4
Immigrants
Inclusion
inclusive education
Learning
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Preservice Teacher Education
preservice teachers
Primary school students
Program Effectiveness
Segregation
Social composition
Social Development
Student Diversity
Students
Teachers
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to highlight the benefits brought about by a learning-through-the-arts project aimed at creating links between the cultural heritage of students from diverse backgrounds and the fundamental aims of school instruction. Guided by a naturalistic research strategy and the principles of teacher action research, the data was collected during the implementation of a training project for preservice teachers at a highly complex school setting. The results provide an interdisciplinary and inclusive methodology for learning through the arts that promotes the development of cognitive and socio-affective competences, which are essential for lifelong learning. The project was carried out in a multicultural primary school, where a disadvantaged social composition prevails as a result of school segregation. Evidence of learning and the schoolchildren's artistic creations provide examples of good inclusive practices that foster collaborative interactions, widen participation, and improve academic achievement in various school subjects. Ideas for future research are also discussed.
ISSN:1360-3116
1464-5173
DOI:10.1080/13603116.2021.1900425