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ART, DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARTICIPATIONthe M.A. studies <strong>in</strong> Oslo and Notodden were evalu<strong>at</strong>ed by Norgesnettrådet(2001) on the base of the analyses of M.A. theses and <strong>in</strong>terviews with bothstudents and professors (Danbolt, Nygren-Landgärds & L<strong>in</strong>dström, 2001).The evalu<strong>at</strong>ion was positive, and it recommended <strong>in</strong>creased research activity<strong>in</strong>to the core field of art and design educ<strong>at</strong>ion. An evalu<strong>at</strong>ion on then<strong>at</strong>ional project, Den Kulturelle Skolesekken (DKS) (The Cultural Rucksack),was published <strong>in</strong> 2006. It reveals conflict<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terests and practises whenvalues of the “art-world” meet and cooper<strong>at</strong>e with the “educ<strong>at</strong>ional world”<strong>in</strong> primary and lower secondary schools (Borgen & Brandt, 2006).<strong>Research</strong> networks and periodicalsThe Network for Nordic <strong>Research</strong>ers <strong>in</strong> <strong>Visual</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> (NetNoRVAE)has been an important <strong>in</strong>spir<strong>at</strong>ion for the early development of the researchcommunity <strong>in</strong> Norway. Lars L<strong>in</strong>dström has through his <strong>in</strong>iti<strong>at</strong>ive for arrang<strong>in</strong>gworkshops and sem<strong>in</strong>ars <strong>in</strong> Bräkne-Hoby (1994), Hels<strong>in</strong>ki and Copenhagen(1995), Tisvildeleie and Ronneby (1996), Vilnius (1997), Lysebu/Oslo (1998)and Iceland (1999) given valuable contributions to the build<strong>in</strong>g of the researchfield. Two volumes of Stockholm Library of Curriculum Studies (L<strong>in</strong>dström,1998, 2000) have been published as a result of this network and theseconferences. There is also another Nordic research network, Nordisk Forumfor forskn<strong>in</strong>g og udvikl<strong>in</strong>gsarbejde <strong>in</strong>den for form<strong>in</strong>g, håndarbejde og sløjd samtduodji/samesløj (NORFO) (Nordic forum for research and development with<strong>in</strong>crafts <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g duodji), which arranges workshops and publishes articles –some <strong>in</strong> the F<strong>in</strong>nish series Techne. This network focuses more on the crafttradition and has therefore less bear<strong>in</strong>g on this chapter.The Norwegian art and design educ<strong>at</strong>ion research community has itsbase <strong>at</strong> the M.A. programmes <strong>in</strong> Oslo and Telemark, and <strong>at</strong> the doctoralprogramme <strong>at</strong> AHO. As students are l<strong>in</strong>ked to the programmes only throughtheir educ<strong>at</strong>ional period, the need for a broader research network has beenarticul<strong>at</strong>ed. Therefore DesignDialog was established <strong>in</strong> 2002 as a forum forresearchers after f<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g their doctoral studies (Nielsen, 2004). The networkg<strong>at</strong>hers researchers with topics rel<strong>at</strong>ed to design and design educ<strong>at</strong>ion<strong>in</strong> a broad perspective. Besides arrang<strong>in</strong>g workshops, the network has promotedpublic<strong>at</strong>ions. http://www.designdialog.no.More or less <strong>in</strong>formal research networks connected to specific researchprojects exist; here are some with <strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional cooper<strong>at</strong>ion. Aure particip<strong>at</strong>es<strong>in</strong> the project supported by the Nordisk M<strong>in</strong>isterråd (Official co-oper<strong>at</strong>ion<strong>in</strong> the Nordic region) on dissem<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion of art <strong>in</strong> Nordic museums.Kirsten Klæbo and Bodil Svaboe cooper<strong>at</strong>e with the University of Umeå138 NORDIC VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION IN TRANSITION