UNESCO Conditions for Facilitating Arts Education Research or

© UNESCO Conditions for Facilitating Arts Education Research or The Art of Stepping Aside Contribution of Michael Wimmer/EDUCULT, Austria For the UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education Seoul, 25 -27 May

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

Which kind of reform do you admire most?

The 3 dimensions of research Scientific research Art-based research Research-based learning

Scientific research Art-based research © www. beatmeister. ch Rodins „Der Denker“ Research-based learning

© KONG/Photocase, EACEA

Scientific research Art-based research Research-based learning „I never made a painting as a work of art; it‘s all about research. “ Pablo Picasso: Interior with a girl drawing

Macht|schule|theater © mages/Photocase

Scientific research Research-based learning Art-based research Research-based learning © Pw. C/DKJS – Kultur. Forscher!

Cultural. Explorers ! © Pw. C/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.

And may Charles Ives‘ Unanswered Question inspire you! Thank you for your attention MICHAEL WIMMER michael. wimmer@educult. at www. educult. at