The Art-based Methods in Developing Transversal Competence

Maarika Piispanen; Merja Meriläinen

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019) IEJEE

The Art-based Methods in Developing Transversal Competence

Maarika Piispanen
Merja Meriläinen

Published October 6, 2019 | Pages: 87-92 | Views: 266

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Abstract

This article describes a project called ”The art based methods in developing transversal competence” funded by The Finnish National Board of Education.

The article is based on the hermeneutic phenomenological approach in action research. The project developed learning environments as well as project-based learning with emphasis on the art-based methods and transversal competence approach to learning. The aim was to develop unique and communal well-being in learning. The project offered tools to strengthen teachers’ professional skills to use expressive, art-based methods in different curriculum-based projects.

The professional in-service training project included five contact days in six weeks divided into three periods. The expressive art work process followed the model of the expressive art work. The whole process followed the hermeneutical circle as well as the phenomenological method: expressions, reflections and sharing linked all together as a part of authentic learning experience in the context of the Finnish National Core Curriculum (2014). One of the main outcomes was that the use of the art-based methods in transversal competence increases ubiquitous well-being among teachers and pupils. Research material is based on students’ diaries, experiences and anonymous feedback.

This article describes a project called ”The art based methods in developing transversal competence” funded by The Finnish National Board of Education.
The article is based on the hermeneutic phenomenological approach in action research. The project developed learning environments as well as project-based learning with emphasis on the art-based methods and transversal competence approach to learning. The aim was to develop unique and communal well-being in learning. The project offered tools to strengthen teachers’ professional skills to use expressive, art-based methods in different curriculum-based projects.
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The professional in-service training project included five contact days in six weeks divided into three periods. The expressive art work process followed the model of the expressive art work. The whole process followed the hermeneutical circle as well as the phenomenological method: expressions, reflections and sharing linked all together as a part of authentic learning experience in the context of the Finnish National Core Curriculum (2014). One of the main outcomes was that the use of the art-based methods in transversal competence increases ubiquitous well-being among teachers and pupils. Research material is based on students’ diaries, experiences and anonymous feedback.
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Maarika Piispanen

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Kokkola, Finland

Merja Meriläinen

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Kokkola, Finland

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Piispanen, M., & Meriläinen, M. (2019). The Art-based Methods in Developing Transversal Competence. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 12(1), 87–92. Retrieved from https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/830

Author Biography

Merja Meriläinen

Merilainen (Ph.D., ME) working as a university lecture and Piispanen (Ed.D.) working as a university teacher in Kokkola university Consortium Chydenius, in adult teacher training. The main areas of their work in pre-service teacher training studies are linked with the following: pedagogical aspect in pre-primary and primary education, in early language learning, the development of learning environments from the Contextual-pedagogical approach and in art-based methods in elementary school environments.
After our doctoral degrees, we have published many national and international publications concerning teacher training, teaching, learning, future pedagogics, art-based methods in elementary school environments and early language learning.