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The purpose of this chapter is to examine how multicultural students interpret classical Finnish paintings of Finland’s golden age. The chapter focuses on classroom interaction in the visual arts. Visual culture seems to be taking an increasingly large role in every pupil’s life. Even in early childhood, pupils are surrounded by masses of different images and visual types of communication.
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Knif, L., Kairavuori, S. (2013). Cultural Aspects in Understanding the Visual Arts. In: Tirri, K., Kuusisto, E. (eds) Interaction in Educational Domains. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-395-9_10
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