Chapter 6: Three Lecturers, Three Universities, Three Countries: Can Facilitating Connecting Art Workshops in International Educational Contexts Create Connection and Criticality?

This chapter explores the impact of an innovative arts-based workshop called Connected Art in universities in Germany, Spain and the UK and in three universities. The focus of the research method is a collaborative close-to-practice chapter involving 59 arts students. Readers will take away a practical teaching method designed to develop students’ critical thinking within a practical paradigm. This chapter contributes to knowledge in co-developed pedagogic teaching strategies and practitioner research in arts education.