Arts Education: Investment in Education, Opportunity for Social Policy or Instrumentalisation of Culture?

Adrian Hille ()

No 6, DIW Roundup: Politik im Fokus from DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: The role of arts education in our society is increasingly becoming the subject of fierce debate. Is it losing significance, with culture being the victim of austerity policies and young people no longer having time for music school due to increasing stress levels at school? Does the promotion of cultural participation present new opportunities for social policy? Or is culture being instrumentalised for educational purposes? This article discusses the arguments of these debates from a perspective of education economics. At least the current state of research can serve to alleviate fears: Neither can we observe an instrumentalisation of culture, nor can arts education viably serve as a universal remedy for educational policy ambitions.

Pages: 6 p.
Date: 2014
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