Artistic and Creative Development Through the Integration of Contemporary Artistic Practices into the Primary School Curriculum

  • Katja Kozjek Varl Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Slovenia
  • Jerneja Herzog Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, Slovenia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26529/cepsj.1909
Keywords: art education, artistic-creative skills, contemporary visual arts, creativity

Abstract

In the educational standards, creativity is named as one of the key competences in education. However, not enough is being done to promote creativity in the education system. In this paper, we present the results of a study that used a pedagogical experiment to investigate how the inclusion of contemporary artistic practices can successfully influence the development of artistic-creative skills in eighth graders. The results show the success of the pedagogical experiment, which confirmed that by including the PISUPOŠ programme (Programme for the Implementation of Contemporary Art Practices in Primary School), which covers the content of contemporary visual arts, all of the identified factors of artistic creativity were successfully developed.

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Published
2025-01-24
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Kozjek Varl, K., & Herzog, J. (2025). Artistic and Creative Development Through the Integration of Contemporary Artistic Practices into the Primary School Curriculum. Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal. https://doi.org/10.26529/cepsj.1909
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