De-institutionalization of highbrow culture? Curricula in secondary education in Flanders, 1930-2000

It is claimed that from the sixties onwards the educational system has contributed to the erosion of the institutionalized character of fine arts. In line with a worldwide trend towards more student-centred curricula—some authors argue that the exclusive focus on high culture in school curricula has dwindled. However, empirical research to substantiate these claims is scarce. We focus on secondary education in Flanders to study the centrality of high culture in the educational system: can we discover trends in what forms of culture are represented at school, and do these trends differ between... Mehr ...