Å utvikle eit fagleg repertoar i kunst og handverk: Grunnlag for djupnelæring i eit praksisfellesskap på 5. trinn

This article is based on an in-depth study from grade 5 within the Norwegian primary school subject Arts and Crafts (KH). The study seeks greater knowledge about what professional repertoire of shared resources students in a specific community of practice practice practice and establish as a basis for their own deep learning through three observed task periods in the subject. Data was collected from participant observation, 12 individual student interviews and documents in the form of assignment texts. Thematic content analysis of visual and written data shows that the community of practice primarily practices and establishes a skills-based action repertoire. This is in line with the current formal curriculum and connected to the premises for the practice. Considering the Making Knowledge concept and the Rise Above principle, it can be said that the community develops its knowledge base. It turns out that the students to a limited extent reframe their own learning outcomes and link their learning to various aspects of the practical creative work. The tension in the material provides a basis for problematizing in-depth learning in art education in the early years.