Interculturalism in Teaching – Pupils’ Preferences for Art Works
Keywords:
culture, interculturalism, preferences, studentsAbstract
In order for a child to develop positive attitudes towards persons from different cultures, it is necessary to promote intercultural sensitivity from an early age. The aim of this research was to examine students’ preferences for Japanese, Chinese, Indian, African and Aboriginal art, in relation to the artistic directions of Western culture. The study was conducted in one primary school and one preschool in Sinj, and involved 130 pupils aged six, ten and fourteen. We found that there are statistically significant influences of age and culture, as well as their interactions. In determining the differences in the children’s preferences in the fine arts of different cultures with regard to gender, it was determined that there were no differences between the genders as regards their preferences, but that the girls and boys differed within the group according to their preferences for different fine arts. Of the Western cultural arts, children prefer Renaissance to Realism, Pre-Impressionism to Realism and Pre-Romanticism to Realism. They also prefer Baroque, Renaissance, Impressionism and Pre-Romanticism to abstract art, and prefer Renaissance to Baroque.
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