Historically the art subject has never had a main role in the school education. The main subjects in Sweden have been mathematics, Swedish and English, even if the other subjects also have been important. Unfortunately the subject of art has been considered less important. For a long time the art subject has been a subject that only teaches the students how to paint in different ways, but lately it has been noticed that the art subject has more qualities, for example concerning personal expressions. Now we can confirm that the art subject does have an important role in the school world, but how big a role? With the help from interviews and literature studies, this essay wants to show if this ideology and knowledge already has been used in other countries, in this case Thailand. Through my interviews and examinations I could confirm that the responders consider the art subject important for the students’ creative thoughts and personal development. The question is: is this only an opinion or is it something that has already been used? My practise in the Thai schools has therefore been useful for me in this essay, since I could closely study the art subject, and see everything with my own eyes. _____________

<p>Historically the art subject has never had a main role in the school education.</p><p>The main subjects in Sweden have been mathematics, Swedish and English, even if the other</p><p>subjects also have been important. Unfortunately the subject of art has been considered less</p><p>important. For a long time the art subject has been a subject that only teaches the students how to</p><p>paint in different ways, but lately it has been noticed that the art subject has more qualities, for</p><p>example concerning personal expressions. Now we can confirm that the art subject does have an</p><p>important role in the school world, but how big a role?</p><p>With the help from interviews and literature studies, this essay wants to show if this ideology</p><p>and knowledge already has been used in other countries, in this case Thailand. Through my</p><p>interviews and examinations I could confirm that the responders consider the art subject important</p><p>for the students’ creative thoughts and personal development. The question is: is this only an</p><p>opinion or is it something that has already been used? My practise in the Thai schools has therefore</p><p>been useful for me in this essay, since I could closely study the art subject, and see everything with</p><p>my own eyes.</p><p>_____________</p>

Utifrån vårt intresse inom bild så har vi uppmärksammat att det förekommer skillnader i pojkar och flickors bilder, hur dem målar och vad dem målar. Studiens syfte är att belysa hur några förskollärare arbetar kring jämställdhet i sina bildaktiviteter. Utifrån förskolans läroplan står det att förskolläraren ska organisera utbildningen så att barnen möts, leker, lär tillsammans, utvecklar och provar sina förmågor och intressen på lika villkor oavsett könstillhörighet. Studiens metod baserades på semistrukturerade intervjuer där tre förskollärare intervjuades. Vi genomförde studien ur ett jämställdhetsperspektiv för att se om förskollärarna anser att det är skillnader på flickor och pojkar i deras bildskapande. Läroplanens jämställdhetsbegrepp beskrivs att båda könen ska ha samma möjligheter att utveckla intressen och förmågor. Barnen ska inte hindras av de traditionella könsmönstren. Det insamlade materialet analyserades tematisk. Resultatet visade att de tre förskollärarna anser att bild är viktigt i barns utveckling och lärande. De pratade om att man får in de flesta av läroplanens mål i skapande aktiviteter. Det visade sig att det förekommer skillnader i barns bilder, mer i det fria skapandet än i det styrda. Våra respondenter hade svårt med begreppet jämställdhet och beskrev begreppet jämlikhet. / Based on our interest in painting, we have noticed that there are differences in boys 'and girls' pictures, how they paint and what they paint. The purpose of the study is to shed light on how some preschool teachers work around gender equality in their visual activities. Based on the preschool curriculum, it says that the preschool teacher must organize the education so that the children meet, play, learn together, develop and test their abilities and interests on equal terms regardless of gender. The study method was based on semi-structured interviews where three preschool teachers were interviewed. We conducted the study from a gender equality perspective to see if the preschool teachers believe there is any differences between girls and boys in their image creation. The curriculum's concept of gender equality describes that both sexes must have the same opportunities to develop interests and abilities. Children should not be hindered by the traditional gender patterns. The collected material was analyzed thematically. The results showed that the three preschool teachers believe that image is important in children's development and learning. They talked about getting most of the curriculum's goals into creative activities. It turned out that there are differences in children's images, more in free creation than in controlled. Our respondents had difficulty with the concept of gender equality and described the concept of equality.

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