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In this paper we present a study on the role of theater and puppets in the recognition of the importance of the arts in the life of individuals and society, as identified by the students participating in an art project. In the 2022/23 academic year, the Faculty of Education, Department of Preschool Education, the Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana and the Modern Gallery collaborated. We joined forces for the project "Puppet Atelier - from atelier to puppet theater". The aim of this study was to investigate how the students who participated in the process of a puppetry performance perceived the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the project. Through the qualitative analysis of the material, we explored how the students experienced the meaning of this type of project in terms of puppetry, art education, personal and professional development.
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Nuša Jurjevič, Helena Korošec
Nuša Jurjevič is a researcher on the Faculty of Education (University of Ljubljana) and a freelance visual artist - illustrator. Her research field is integrating artistic and dance experiences into the learning process, while researching effects of those experiences on cognitive processes, conceptual fields, creativity, social skills, etc. She is also interested in holistic artistic experience and arts-based research (ABR) in education. She is currently working on her PhD.
Helena Korošec (PhD) is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she teaches creative drama and puppetry in preschool, primary, and special education programmes. Her educational and research work includes the role of puppets and drama in learning and teaching and in child and adolescent development. In recent years she has also been involved in the use of therapeutic sounds with individuals and in group work in different settings. She is a member of the international UNIMA commission "Puppets in Education and Therapy" and a member of IDEA -International Drama in Education Association.
