The importance of contemporary art to the future teacher: an approach from the perspective of the students

Abstract

Teacher training is a complex process that must meet the real needs of educational settings and requires that all stakeholders are heard. However in Higher Education, the participation of students in the construction of curriculum design is underrated. In this study we intend to analyze what students in Initial Teacher Training in Portugal think about the contribution of contemporary art to their training and their future profession.This step constitutes decisive because we believe that the teaching-learning process only makes sense if students can reflect on it in order to perspective their future. In this quantitative research we used questionnaires. The results showed that students recognised importance of contemporary art for their training process and for the development of their professional practice pointing specific skills of the area.