Samarbeid mellom kulturskolelærer og grunnskolelærer – utfordringer og muligheter

Abstract

The purpose of this study has been to try to capture tensions and contradictions in the project «culture day in school», a collaborative project between cultural school and primary school. In addition, it has been an intention to try to understand and analyze the tensions and contradictions. The research question addressed in the article is: How is the collaboration between cultural school teacher and primary school teacher organized and implemented in the project culture day in school, and what tensions and contradictions can be discovered in this collaboration towards common goals / intention. Previous studies of collaboration between cultural schools and primary schools show that there are challenges associated with such collaborations, especially with regard to how such collaborative projects are operationalized. One of the main arguments for the study is to increase the understanding and knowledge of how such collaborations can be improved and developed. In this study, I have interviewed a cultural school teacher and an elementary school teacher. In addition, the project’s goals and intentions have been used as a guiding guide to see how the collaborative project works towards these. The study shows that there are several tensions and contradictions that are revealed, and that several of these have not come to the surface and been addressed by the participants in the collaboration. The study also shows that there is a need for practitioners who are to carry out collaborative projects to a much greater extent to be involved in all processes, from planning to evaluation.