Publications

This paper explores the role of participatory school research in promoting socially sustainable educational environments. Based on a case study of Bergen Christi Krybbe, the analysis aligns with Bergen Municipality's school development guidelines, emphasising the importance of schools as community hubs and of student participation in learning processes. Despite its success, Bergen Christi Krybbe faces several challenges, including limited indoor sports space, anti-social behaviour in the schoolyard outside of school hours, inadequate accessibility, a lack of green space, and the physical separation of the school sites. In response, drawing on their expertise in architecture and planning, the authors propose recommendations aimed at enhancing the educational and community functions of the school. These recommendations are not intended to provide specific physical solutions, but rather to outline strategies that could promote community cohesion, reduce anti-social behaviour, and ensure the school remains a central, multifunctional community space.

This article describes a workshop and concert led by the author in Bergen in November 2022. The aim of the workshop was to explore, share and discuss the possibilities and obstacles of an art- integrative science education.

We focus on two points, which are central to our project in SENSE.STEAM. First, we look at what it means to put STEAM education into practice in the real world, and what implications this may have for different communities. Secondly, we grapple with the question of attentiveness, especially in relation to our position as humans and the ways we attend to us and others in this world. As we are both science educators, we are aware that this shift may be challenging in education, as science subjects are typically not considered the place to understand matters that may be considered spiritual, social or political. Similarly, with the arts, there are issues with classical views of artistic practices as being exclusive or detached from the everyday lives of people.