be_smart

The significance of specific music apps for the participation of adolescents and young adults with complex disabilities in cultural education

Digitalization holds the potential to increase participation in cultural education among people with severe disabilities. However, these opportunities in the field of music teaching have so far seen little use and little research. The core question guiding this research is: What potential and challenges do music apps present for safeguarding and expanding cultural participation for adolescents and young adults with severe and complex disabilities?

The joint project be_smart is carried out by the following institutions:

Project management:

• Prof. Dr. Juliane Gerland, Fachbereich Sozialwesen, Lehrgebiet Musik in kindheitspädagogischen und sozialen Handlungsfeldern, Fachhochschule Bielefeld, juliane.gerland@fh-bielefeld.de
• Prof. Dr. Imke Niediek, Institut für Sonderpädagogik, Professur für Pädagogik bei Beeinträchtigungen der geistigen Entwicklung, Leibniz Universität Hannover, imke.niediek@ifs.uni-hannover.de

Research assistants:

• Julia Hülsken, Fachbereich Sozialwesen, Fachhochschule Bielefeld, julia.huelsken@fh-bielefeld.de
• Marvin Sieger, Institut für Sonderpädagogik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, marvin.sieger@ifs.uni-hannover.de

Link to the project: http://besmart.bildung.uni-siegen.de