Research Group Arts Education
Teachers from the various AHK teacher training programmes are affiliated with the Arts Education Research Group: Fine Art in Education (Breitner Academy), Dance in Education and Theatre in Education (Academy of Theatre and Dance) and Music in Education (The Conservatorium van Amsterdam), as well as the multidisciplinary Master of Education in Arts. In addition to their teaching duties, the teachers conduct practice-oriented research in to the professional field of arts education. The research group is led by the Professors of Arts Education Melissa Bremmer and Emiel Heijnen. The researchers collaborate within the following themes: social engagement and interdisciplinarity.
Participants of the research group present and publish the results of their research projects and contribute to the application of the results into the content and approach of study programmes at the AHK. One of the researchers is busy with doctoral research.
Professors
Current research projects

Oskar Maarleveld
WWOW! Wicked Ways Of Watching: A research into effective and unconventional working methods for art analysis and art appreciation in the classroom and on location.

Meldrid Ibrahim & Gina Sanches
Directing in the diverse art class
Completed research projects

John Taylor
A conceptual change model

Angela Linssen
A conceptual change model

Marike Hoekstra
The artist teacher
Advisory Board
The research group has established an Advisory Board that reviews the research proposals of the members.