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• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schneider
• Nothing is in the mind
• that was not previously in the senses
• Aesthetic Education
• as a task of Cultural Policy
• Reseo Conference Bregenz, May 29th 2008

www.uni-hildesheim.de
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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Never before, in my mind, has there been so much
junk dumped on children as there is today. I
mean, just look at the products that adults scale
down to an imagined or already-proven level for a
child. But the truth is, when it comes to matters
of life and death, love and hate, lies, hope,
desires and so on, these little people know their
way around. It is we who could stand to re-learn
a few things. However because children openly
allow themselves to be bombarded with this
whimsical, funny, tralala junk, the question,
about children and art, seems so terribly normal
that I sometimes feel like I am from another
planet when I dont want to make a difference
between adults and children. When I want to take
children seriously. My memories of being a child
and my experience with children have taught me
that the way a child plays and the way an artist
plays are not at all dissimilar. Friedrich Karl
Waechter

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
First Thesis Arts and culture are actively
involved in the transformation of society - from
the service sector to the knowledge sector -
acting to a large extent as content delivers
for the information society.

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Second Thesis Arts education is the prerequisite
for further education readiness. Included in an
arts education are strong reading and media
skills. Arts education confronts people with
things they arent accustomed to, thus opening
their views, and is at the same time fun. This is
certainly one of the best conditions for a
successful educational process.

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Third Thesis Adults all too often make a
distinction between what is suitable for children
and for themselves. And cultural policy makers
are adults too. When we speak of culture,
children are left out of the discussion. When we
speak of children, culture is not considered.

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Fourth Thesis When art is good, it provides the
opportunity to learn how to decode and interpret
their meanings. This form of abstract thinking is
a key skill that young people desperately need to
develop for their future success. To be able to
read the signs of the times, is a creative
strength which must be firmly promoted.

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Fifth Thesis In my experience, there is only one
absolute necessity for arts productions, for
children and young people, and that is that they
must go to the edge. They must be stories that
dont avoid, diminish, or appease conflict,
rather realistically portray its consequences to
children.

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Arts Education in the political system Youth
PolicyEducation PolicyCultural Policy

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Children to the Olymp (Kinder zum Olymp) An
Instrument for every Child (Jedem Kind ein
Instrument) Theatre from the early
beginning (Theater von Anfang an)

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Art goes education (Kultur macht
Schule) Certificate for Culture (Kompetenznachw
eis Kultur) Volunteers Programme for
Culture (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr Kultur)

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
There is a gulf between lip service given to
arts education and the provisions provided within
the schools. There is a difference between,
what can be termed, education in the arts and
education through the arts. There is a need
for more training for key providers at the
coalface of the delivery-chain. Anne Bamford
The Wow Factor. Global research compendium on
the impact of the arts in education. Münster 2006

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
EUNETART laboratory of social fantasycrossover
in cultureexperiments in multidisciplinarity

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
ASSITEJ developing regional networksexchanging
contemporary dramatic literature exploring for
the next generation

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
RESEO UN Childrens Right Convention UNESCO
Convention of Cultural Diversity EU Agenda for
Culture

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Universität Hildesheim Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
Schneider
Nothing is in the mind that was not previously
in the senses John Locke (1632 1704)

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Thank you for your attention.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schneider www.uni-hilde
sheim.de