Hva settes i spill når ledere i kulturskolen planlegger elevenes timeplaner? Om en rhizomatisk forståelse av organisasjonen kulturskole og hvordan en slik forståelse kan berike kulturskolens samarbeid med andre aktører

Abstract

This article presents a study that has examined the factors that come into play when “kulturskolen” sets its timetable for teaching. The findings indicate that kulturskolen must relate to internal considerations such as aspects concerning cooperation on pupils, teachers, localities and locations, but also external considerations such as political documents and interpretation of the Norwegian Education Act. To discuss the complexity that emerges in the analyzes, we look at the data material in the light of the philosophers Deleuze and Guattari (1988) and Rosi Braidotti (2013). We argue that the complexity taken into account when scheduling timetables is describing a certain understanding of kulturskolen as an organization. Kulturskolen is understood as a rhizome, and the complexity propels the school forward in constant evolution. This complexity is also important when kulturskolen is to collaborate with others. If kulturskolen is to collaborate well with compulsory schools, the complexity presents some challenges. Where kulturskolen can be described as a web of various influencial factors, we find compulsory schools better regulated and perhaps more linear, with clear requirements for learning goals and skills in the curriculum for basic education (Kunnskapsdepartementet, 2017). We believe there is a missed opportunity for collaboration when seeing kulturskolen in a rhizomatic context.