'Core Subjects' Policy and Arts Education for the Rich. (17th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barchana‐Lorand, Dorit
• Is Part Of: International journal of art & design education. Volume 39:Number 3(2020:Oct.)
• Page Start: 498
• Page End: 508
• Publication Date: 2020-06-17
• Subjects: art education -- aesthetics -- educational policy -- education -- equality in education -- music education -- school curriculum; Art -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Design -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 707
• DOI: 10.1111/jade.12305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-8062

Abstract

Abstract: What happens to art education when the national school curriculum in Israel follows a 'core subjects' policy? Allocating only two hours for all five art subjects (visual arts, music, drama, dance and cinematic arts) that remain outside the core curriculum increases the social‐economic gap between children whose parents can fund their art education privately and children whose parents cannot afford this. This also has worrying consequences for art teachers (most of them women) deprived of job security.