Bærekraft – lærekraft: Estetiske læringsprosesser gjennom tverrfaglig arbeid i grunnskolelærerutdanningen

Abstract

This chapter examines an interdisciplinary research project with the subjects music and physical education. The aim is to investigate and explore aesthetic learning processes focusing on interdisciplinarity in general teacher education. The participants in the study are all pre-service teachers preparing for primary school (grade 1–7) and lower secondary school (grade 5–10). In the project, which I have called “Krømus”, the teaching program is based on the curriculums for both music and physical education from the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training. Here, the students explore and create rhythmic compositions with body percussion and sports objects, such as basketballs and other props used as instruments. Dancing, sports movements, and voices are also used as compositional elements and the students create a performance together at the end of the workshop. The current curriculum changes in Norwegian primary and secondary education (Fagfornyelsen, LK20) focus on deep learning together with experimentation, exploration and creative processes, and these are guiding educational principles that also provide a foundation for this chapter.