TO GROW AND DEVELOP AS A HUMAN BEING": PERCEPTIONS AND POSITIONS OF DANCE TEACHERS TOWARDS THE CONTRIBUTION OF DANCE EDUCATION TO PUPILS AS PART OF THE FORMAL CURRICULUM AT SCHOOL

Abstract

This paper deals with perceptions and positions of observant dance teachers towards the contribution of dance education to pupils as part of the formal curriculum at school. The research tool is interviews that were analyzed according to the grounded theory approach [11], accompanied by Brinson's model [2]. It was found that the main theme that emerges from the interviews is that dance education contributes to the personal and social growth of the pupil. This research is pioneering in the field.În lucrare sunt tratate percepţiile şi poziţiile profesorilor de dans faţă de contribuţia educaţiei prin dans a elevilor, caparte din curriculumul formal la şcoală. Instumentele de cercetare sunt interviurile care au fost analizate în conformitate cu abodarea teoriei fundamentale după modelul Brison [11]. S-a constatat că tema principală care se desprinde din aceste interviuri este că educaţia prin dans contribuie la dezvoltarea personală şi socială a elevului. Această cerectare este de pionerat în domeniu.