The role of the teacher in the implementation of artistic experiences

Abstract

This article presents the preliminary results of a PhD research project on the artistic experiences of the 3rd year primary school students of the public schools in the municipality of Vila do Conde through its cultural facilities in 2011. Through the case study methodology, we identified the time that primary school teachers spent with the areas of the expressions, their recognition of Arts Education (AE), the artistic activities that they implement, the training they accomplish and their attendance to cultural equipment and events. We analysed the Class Curriculum Plan (PCT), the Annual Activity Plan (AAP) and the results obtained from the questionnaires implemented to the teachers. The results indicate that the teachers who answered not only do not use all the hours that are available to work on the artistic areas, but also do not use the cultural facilities that are available thus doubly emphasizing the problem of implementing AE in general elementary education. Therefore, we propose an approach emphasizing the artistic experiences of the teachers and their students through the cultural facilities of their municipality as a teaching resource.