Educational Research in the Arts
Our research in cERAda is connected to topical social themes, such as democracy, equality, social responsibility and well-being.
Our research in cERAda is connected to topical social themes, such as democracy, equality, social responsibility and well-being.
cERAda is a research center established in 2013, now operating as a network. Our research focuses on art education and pedagogy, higher education in the arts, and professionalism within the artistic fields. Our perspectives are linked to current societal themes such as democracy, equality, inclusivity, responsibility, and well-being.
ELLA is a research project (2021-2024) funded by Kone foundation which investigates how embodied language learning through the arts may generate substantial change within communities.
The project intends to develop, implement and evaluate a creative, person-centered approach as well as enhance cultural and artistic practices in vocational education and geriatric care in order to change the care culture in Swedish Finland in the long term.
The project seeks to reinforce the equal accessibility and effectiveness of arts and cultural education and to improve the social status and appreciation of the field.
The project identifies new alternative ways of implementing arts education that are environmentally responsible, socially engaged and forward-looking.
The project’s interdisciplinary research aims to enhance systemic understanding of how gender equality can be promoted in Nepal’s evolving music culture.
The project aims to expand the notion of the political in music professionalism by advancing eco-artistic imagination and transformative systems thinking within higher music education.
The research project aims to examine the growing number of participatory music-making activities being offered to marginilized groups.
FAST45 investigates alternative futures for institutions of higher arts education in Europe.
The research initiative funded by the Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council (2015 – 2021) explores how the arts can meet the social challenges of the 2020s.
REACT will mobilise a knowledge-creating international cooperative network to develop a new pedagogical model for higher education institutions and to help musicians meet the challenges of working life.
This research project (2019-2022) by Tuulikki Laes explores music learning and performing as ways of promoting ageing identities.
The research project funded by the Academy of Finland (2015 – 2020) creates an international network of music teacher educators and a hybrid space for reflection and planning.