BILD OCH MATEMATIK – TVÅ KREATIVA ÄMNEN. Om interdisciplinära samarbeten i gymnasieskolans estetiska program

Abstract

This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of interdisciplinary collaborations between Art and Mathematics within the Arts program at the upper secondary school level. Grounded in sociocultural theory, this study explores learning through language, action, and context, drawing on the works of theorists such as Lev Vygotsky (1995/2016), John Dewey (1897/2011) and Roger Säljö (2020). Through semi-structured interviews, educators in both Art and Mathematics discuss shared subject content and explore opportunities and obstacles in fostering a collaborative culture within the Arts program at the upper secondary school level. The study reveals common subject content in Art and Mathematics suitable for interdisciplinary collaboration. Structural challenges, including time constraints, organizational issues, and composition of ‘work teams’, emerge as significant obstacles to collaboration.