{"id":29209,"date":"2025-10-27T14:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?p=29209"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:02:47","slug":"ingimar-olafsson-waage-defends-his-doctoral-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/ingimar-olafsson-waage-ver-doktorsritgerd-sina\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingimar \u00d3lafsson Waage defends his doctoral thesis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teaching Art as an Approach to Moral Education: A Self-Biographical Review of My Research Project<\/h2>\n

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Ingimar \u00d3lafsson Waage defends his doctoral thesis in the department of professional teaching at the University of Iceland.<\/p>\n

The defense will take place on Tuesday, November 4 at 13:00 in H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal, the main building of the University of Iceland and will also be <\/strong>in streaming.<\/p>\n

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Essay name: <\/strong>Teaching Art as an Approach to Moral Education: A Self-Biographical Review of My Research Project<\/p>\n

Opponents: <\/strong>Dr. David Hansen Professor at Columbia University, USA and Dr. Laura D'Olimpio, Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n

Primary Instructor:<\/strong> Dr. Atli Vilhelm Hardarson, professor in the department of professional science education, co-supervisor is Dr. \u00d3lafur P\u00e1ll J\u00f3nsson, dean of the department of education and diversity.<\/p>\n

In addition to them, Dr. Anette G\u00f6thlund, professor at Konstfack University in Sweden, sat on the doctoral committee.<\/p>\n

Activity administrator: <\/strong>Dr. Elsa Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttir, president of the department of professional teaching at UI, directs the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Everyone welcome!<\/p>\n

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About doctoral material<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Ingimar \u00d3lafsson Waage (b. 1966) graduated from Iceland's School of Art and Handicrafts and later attended graduate school at the \u00c9cole Nationale des Beaux Arts de Lyon in France. He completed a teaching qualification from the Iceland Teachers College in 1998 and a master's degree in philosophy and sociology of education from the University of Iceland's Faculty of Education in 2012.<\/p>\n

He worked teaching at Gar\u00f0ask\u00f3li in Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6r 1995 -2020 first as an art teacher and later as a philosophy teacher along with art education. He started working as a part-time teacher at the Art Education Department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2013, later as an assistant professor and lecturer, but today holds the position of dean of the Art Education Department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts.<\/p>\n

He is married to violin teacher A\u00f0alhei\u00f0i Matth\u00edasd\u00f3ttir and they have three daughters and one grandson.<\/p>\n

About the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The doctoral thesis revolves around an intervention study that was carried out in collaboration with three art teachers, the aim of which was to examine how moral education could be promoted through artistic creation based on selected virtues and dialogue about art. The theoretical foundations were, among other things, drawn from Aristotle's virtue ethics and contemporary ideas based on it, especially neo-Aristotelianism and human resources education Furthermore, the author draws on John Dewey's educational and artistic philosophy, Rudolf Arnheim's theories on the interaction between perception and thought, Susanne Langer's writings on the relationship between art and inner life and emotions, together with Maxine Greene's ideas about the possibilities of art and imagination in education, especially considering the role of teachers.<\/p>\n

The main findings of the study reveal the importance of students being given the opportunity to reflect on works of art and discuss their ideas and feelings in relation to them and their own lives The results further show the rich ability of primary school-aged students to grapple with complex ethical questions and express their thoughts about them despite not having fully developed their mastery of the language. It can be concluded that reflection on works of art and participation in discussions about them can be an important addition to traditional curriculum in primary schools.<\/p>\n

The results also reveal the importance of the teacher, who is in a key position in order to create conditions and trust in the classroom and thus formulate a channel for meaningful learning. On the other hand, the results also show that due to established traditions and expectations of input and content in art education, there is a chance that teachers will have to face challenges that can be met with patience, reflection, care and respect.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, it became clear to the author how he as an artist, teacher and researcher was an integral part of the research process, the organic whole of human relations in the classroom could not be separated from the technical aspects of school work, which consist of curriculum, teaching methods, components and assessment.<\/p>\n

Link to event on Facebook here. <\/a><\/p>\n

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