Art Education Program Research Articles

Current Situation and Countermeasures of Art Education Program in Universities

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the current situation of the university art education program in China, and puts forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions for the existing problems. Through investigation and research, it is found that there are certain problems in the university art education program in terms of educational philosophy, curriculum, faculty, teaching resources and student employment. In order to realize the sustainable development of art education majors, this paper puts forward countermeasures such as updating the educational philosophy, optimizing the curriculum, strengthening the construction of faculty, increasing the input of teaching resources, and paying attention to student employment. This paper aims to provide reference and reference for the development of China's university art education majors in order to promote the reform and innovation of art education majors.

Exploring young children’s self and others: integrating visual diaries and the digital emotional expression application in art education

ABSTRACT This study explores the integration of technology-based and hands-on art practices in an early childhood art education program tailored to preschoolers in South Korea. The participants of this study included 20 young children aged five or six years old, who engaged in the program for a two-year period. By employing qualitative research methods, the results reveal the young learners’ enhanced expression of their emotion, including feelings, desires, and moods with the aid of visual diaries in conjunction with a digital emotional expression application supported by teacher intervention. Further, the young learners were stimulated to engage in self-discovery, self-awareness, and understanding of others. Ultimately, young children’s visual diaries enhanced educators’ and parents’ comprehension of their emotions. Moreover, showcasing these visual diaries and collaborative artwork promoted numerous opportunities for engagement and resonance with the local community. The fusion of visual diaries and the digital emotional expression application is viewed as a practice of emotional meaning making, wherein art and technology agency is distributed.

The art of leadership: holistically leading and engaging post-pandemic visual arts education

ABSTRACT Within the post-pandemic landscape of education across the United States, educators have found themselves floundering and rallying to navigate teaching and learning, amidst the personal and collective need to cope and survive. In response, with particular attention to visual arts education, our undergraduate and graduate art education programs are providing transformative professional development for our pre-service and in-service Artist Educator students, through contemplative practices that focus on the heart in order to discover and promote holistic leadership in visual arts education. This conceptual essay examines specific tenets for embracing holistic leadership for Post-Pandemic Visual Arts Education, through the deconstruction of a contemplative model containing three essential components that are integrated practices: (1) Know Thyself: Being Authentic, (2) Hone Emotional Intelligence: Cultivating Empathy and Compassion, and (3) Think and Act Creatively: Engaging Reflectively and Reflexively.

Emotional regulation, academic self-efficacy, and academic engagement among art education students: A cross-sectional study

We conducted a study of 362 undergraduate art education students to investigate the influence of emotional regulation skills on academic engagement, and the mediating role of academic self-efficacy in this relationship. The results revealed a significant positive correlation between emotional regulation skills and academic engagement. Furthermore, academic self-efficacy mediated this relationship. Our research contributes to a better understanding of the interplay of emotional regulation skills, academic engagement, and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate art education students in the context of higher education in China. The findings offer practical insights for educators to enhance academic engagement among students in art education programs and suggest future directions for research.

미래 이슈에 대한 문제 해결력 함양을 위한 디자인픽션 활용 미술교육에 관한 연구

This study explores an art education program that uses design fiction to help adolescents develop problem-solving skills for future societal issues. Through a literature review, the concept of design fiction was clarified, and a design process was developed for educational settings. The process includes understanding and categorizing future issues, selecting key issues with the card sorting technique, encouraging creative thinking through “what-if” questions, and creating and presenting scenarios and prototypes. The program was tested with 42 first-year high school students, and 10 expert evaluations confirmed that the students demonstrated problem-solving skills related to future issues. This study suggests that using design fiction in education can creatively enhance students' understanding of the future and their problem-solving abilities, contributing to art education that prepares them for future challenges ultimately.

Music Composition Kulawarga Pencon | Komposisi Musik Kulawarga Pencon

Kulawarga Pencon is a musical work that summarizes the fusion of two cultural families in instruments based on Balinese and Javanese gamelan. The method for creating Kulawarga Pencon's work adopts the principles stated in the Method for Composing Musical Works (An Alternative) by inserting the process for creating works by I Wayan Beratha. This creation inspired musical processing based on an appreciation of the technique of playing gamelan instruments with pencon and processing rhythms based on various tempos. This approach creates a harmonious intertwining of tones in the formulation of the work. The musical structure of Kulawarga Pencon follows the Tri Angga concept, which consists of kawitan (precursor), pengawak (content), and pengecet (cover). Kawitan is formulated as an introduction that highlights the elements of rhythm, dynamics, and tempo as the basis for the development of the initial part. The crew expanded its scope by developing ancient techniques adapted to the stylist's perspective. The printer is interpreted as the culmination or red thread that transforms the formulation of the work toward the end. The musical work Kulawarga Pencon is composed and structured into three parts with various patterned characters but sourced from existing gamelan with knob techniques adapted to the stylist's interpretation of the interpretive power. This work's result is music processing through a unique mindset and creative process. An experimental result represents the interaction between two cultures, namely Balinese and Javanese Gamelan, in the form of a distinctive instrument, which is then used as a medium for working on the formulation of the work. For 14 minutes, this work was played by 17 musicians, including arrangers, with support from students from the Gamelan Arts Study and Performing Arts Education program at the Indonesian Institute of Arts Denpasar.

Unveiling the Canvas: Sustainable Integration of AI in Visual Art Education

The rapid advancement of technology is transforming the landscape of art education, fostering a new era of creativity and learning with a focus on sustainability. By optimizing resources and reducing the reliance on physical materials, AI-supported art education enhances sustainability, broadens accessibility, and lowers environmental impacts. Despite some research on the application of smart tools in art education, there remains a gap in robust evidence supporting their effectiveness and long-term impact. This study undertakes an in-depth examination of the intersection of sustainable technologies, pedagogical theories, and assessment methods within visual art education. By reviewing 685 research articles from the past decade, we ultimately filtered them down to 36 completely relevant studies that illuminate the technological advancements in teaching visual art. Our analysis focuses on emerging trends, the theoretical frameworks underpinning learning, hardware platforms, application categories, and dependent variables used to assess the impact on sustainability. Our findings indicate that the use of technology in art education is still in its nascent stages, yet it holds significant potential for sustainable development. These insights are crucial for developers and educators, offering guidance on creating user-friendly, interactive, and sustainable art education programs that enhance student comprehension and engagement beyond the current offerings.

Impact of Theater Arts Participation on High School Students

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of theater arts participation on high school students. Materials and Methods: This study adopted a desk methodology. A desk study research design is commonly known as secondary data collection. This is basically collecting data from existing resources preferably because of its low cost advantage as compared to a field research. Our current study looked into already published studies and reports as the data was easily accessed through online journals and libraries. Findings: Participation in theater arts has been shown to enhance students' academic performance, with improvements in reading comprehension, verbal skills, and overall academic achievement. This is attributed to the discipline, memorization, and comprehension skills that theater activities demand. Additionally, involvement in theater arts fosters critical thinking and creativity, encouraging students to approach problems and situations from multiple perspectives and think outside the box. Beyond academics, theater arts participation positively affects students' social and emotional development. It helps build self-confidence and self-esteem as students perform in front of audiences and receive feedback on their work. Theater also promotes teamwork and collaboration, as students must work closely with their peers to produce successful performances. This collaborative environment helps students develop strong communication skills and a sense of empathy, as they must understand and convey different characters' emotions and motivations. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: Constructivist learning theory, social learning theory and arts integration theory may be used to anchor future studies on assessing the impact of theater arts participation on high school students. In practice, schools should actively incorporate theater arts into core academic subjects through interdisciplinary projects that promote creative expression alongside academic learning. From a policy perspective, it is crucial for educational policymakers to prioritize funding for arts education programs, recognizing their significant role in enhancing academic performance.

The mental imagery scale for art students: Building and validating a short form

Mental imagery is a vital cognitive skill that significantly influences how reality is perceived while creating art. Its multifaceted nature reveals various dimensions of creative expression, amplifying the inherent complexities of measuring it. This study aimed to shorten the Mental Imagery Scale in Artistic Creativity (MISAC) via the Ant Colony Optimization algorithm (ACO), a metaheuristic methodology for developing psychometrically robust brief scales. Answering 63 items in the original version of MISAC demands a higher cognitive load and, consequently, more time. Therefore, our goal was to shorten it while preserving its psychometric properties. In this study, responses to the MISAC were obtained from 500 undergraduate students enrolled in an art education program. The items on the short form of the MISAC were selected based on pre-specified validity criteria and content representability. The 28-item short form of MISAC demonstrated comparable performance to the original version regarding construct validity, criteria-related validity, and reliability coefficients. Moreover, strict invariance was attained across both gender groups in the validation process of the short form. These results highlight the utility of the shortened version of the MISAC as a valid measure with minimal loss of information of scores compared to the full version.

Program design, teaching strategies and assessment practices in broadcasting and hosting arts education program in China

Program design, teaching strategies and assessment practices in broadcasting and hosting arts education program in China

문화예술교육과 학업성취도가 청소년 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 경로

This study examined the mediating effects of self-esteem and sense of community on the relationships among culture and arts education, academic achievement, and adolescents’ life satisfaction. Data were collected and analyzed from a sample of 560 adolescents who responded to an online survey among the adolescents who participated in the CJ Welfare Foundation’s Culture and Arts Education Program in 2022, and the results are as follows. First, culture and arts education and academic achievement were found to have a positive impact on life satisfaction when no mediating variables were introduced. Second, culture and arts education had a positive impact on both self-esteem and sense of community, but academic achievement had a positive impact on self-esteem only. Third, both self-esteem and sense of community had a positive impact on life satisfaction. When they were introduced as mediating variables, the relationships among culture and arts education, academic achievement, and life satisfaction became insignificant, thus confirming the full mediation of self-esteem and sense of community in the relationships among culture and arts education, academic achievement, and life satisfaction. Fourth, the total indirect effect of arts and culture education on life satisfaction through self-esteem and sense of community was greater than that of academic achievement. In addition, the individual indirect effect of self-esteem was greater than that of sense of community in the relationships among arts and culture education, academic achievement, and life satisfaction. Based on these research findings, suggestions were made regarding ways to promote cultural and arts education as a means to enhance the life satisfaction of adolescents.

대중문화와 현대미술을 활용한 시각문화 미술교육 사례 연구

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the educational experience of elementary students through visual culture art education using popular culture and contemporary art. Methods A case study was applied as the study method to derive the educational meaning experienced by the case subject in the field. Fifth-grade elementary school students were selected as case subjects to implement three sessions of visual culture art education programs. Results The results are as follows. First, the students showed different and extremely complex preferences for popular culture images. Second, the students embraced contemporary art better by using popular culture and cultivated an active attitude toward art appreciation. Third, the students developed the ability to connect popular culture and contemporary art in their lives. Fourth, the students' scope of art recognition expanded. Conclusions This study shows that utilizing contemporary art and popular culture in education can lead to learning associated with the actual lives of learners.

UTILIZING MIND MAPPING TO ENHANCE WRITING SKILLS AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS

Abstract: This community service project is a collaboration between the Faculty of Language and Arts, Jakarta State University, and the Cisaat Village Government, initiated by the English Literature Program in collaboration with the Visual Arts Education Program of the Faculty of Language and Arts, Jakarta State University. This community service project was conducted in Cilimus Village with the aim of enhancing participants' writing skills and their understanding of their own culture through a cultural knowledge strategy via creative writing training based on local wisdom, employing the technique of mind mapping. The subjects of this community service project were 17 students from Junior High School and Senior High School. The mind mapping technique was applied as a tool to organize ideas from Cilimus Village into creative writing pieces. The evaluation of the writing was carried out using a narrative writing rubric based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) W.7.3, assessing students' abilities in effective and comprehensive narrative writing. The evaluation results showed an increase in the number of participants who achieved a minimum score of 20 points, totaling 80% of all participants. The outcome of this community service project is creative writing by the young generation of Cilimus Village that reflects the cultural values and uniqueness of Cilimus Village, contributing to the preservation and promotion of Cilimus Village's cultural heritage.

Liberal Arts Education in the Anthropocene and the PBL Living Lab : Focusing on Korea University's Core Liberal Arts Course LIBERTY JUSTICE TRUTH Ⅱ

In this article, we discuss the meaning and possibility of convergence liberal arts education in the Anthropocene. This article introduces the development process of the LIBERTY JUSTICE TRUTH Ⅱ, core curriculum at Korea University, and describes the educational significance of PBL and the living lab, which are at the core of the course. The liberal arts education of the Anthropocene should move towards the transformation of social and technological systems for sustainability. PBL is gaining attention as a learner-centered educational methodology, and the ‘living lab’ is emerging as a methodology that expands the social and public role of universities by emphasizing active linkage and cooperation with local communities. The characteristics of the PBL process of the LIBERTY JUSTICE TRUTH Ⅱ course are as follows. First, it implements a student-centered teaching model. Second, it establishes a co-agents model that unites and cooperates through a network of actors with diverse perspectives, knowledge, and experiences. Third, it implements a living lab that solves social problems practiced by learners as citizens and educational subjects. In the Anthropocene, humans need to change their thinking and behavior and their relationships with other living and non-living beings. Since it requires students to think about and put into practice a fundamental transformation of the human condition, the design idea of the LIBERTY JUSTICE TRUTH Ⅱ course embodies the essence of liberal arts education in the Anthropocene. The course, which combines PBL and a living lab, has practical significance as a liberal arts education program for the transformation of contemporary thinking and behavior.

The integration strategy and effect evaluation of art teaching and mental health counseling in preschool education

As the foundation period of primary education, preschool education is an indispensable part of the national education system, which plays a significant role in the physical, psychological, and physiological aspects of individuals. As an essential introductory course of preschool education, art education not only bears the responsibility of aesthetic education but also plays an essential role in the development of mental health because of its disciplinary characteristics. In this paper, the control group will receive traditional art education and mental health counseling separately, while the experimental group will be provided with a holistic art education program and integrated counseling for mental well-being. The experimental results will have specific practical significance for improving children's art education and promoting children's mental health development.

아동의 자기이해능력 향상을 위한 다감각적 예술교육의 매체로서 점토의 활용 방향성 연구

The purpose of this study is to propose and outline a multisensory-integrated clay-based art education program aimed at enhancing self-concept abilities in children at the pre-schematic stage(ages 4-7). The study involves an analysis of Rudolf Steiner's educational color theory for holistic education, the Waldorf education curriculum applying his theory, and prior theories and literature on the theory of multi-sensory practical education in Waldorf. The research resulted in the clay is effective in self-awareness and understanding of children and can be used as a multisensory medium in color education. The educational program, focusing on the color, materiality, and texture of clay, is found to be effective for children to recognize themselves as part of nature and to improve their understanding of the human foundation, namely, themselves.

문화예술교육 활성화를 위한 대학 내 비교과 프로그램 분석 연구: 서울･경기권 4년제 대학을 중심으로

This study is a basic survey to develop culture and arts education programs using comparison programs conducted by universities. The purpose is to provide basic data for culture and arts education for college students by analyzing the results of surveys of perceptions and preferences for each program. The ques-tions were organized by referring to the questions of previous research and existing in-university surveys, and an online survey link was distributed to adults attending college or experiencing college life. The sur-vey period was from December 3, 2022 to January 2, 2023, and a total of 226 copies were used for final statistical processing using SPSS Statistics. According to the results derived from this study, participation and satisfaction in comparison programs were quite high, but there were complaints about similar programs and topics every year. On the other hand, there was a desire to participate in culture and arts education programs, but most of the respondents were dissatisfied with high costs and low accessibility. Based on these results, the researcher intends to develop future culture and arts education programs using com-parative programs with good accessibility.

1960년대 미니멀리즘의 공간 개념과 공간 재인식을 위한 설치 미술 교육 프로그램 개발

In the history of modern art, the concept of 'space' has been emphasized and treated as a very important element. Among the various artistic trends that emerged in the 1960s, this research focuses on minimalism, analyzing the various interpretations of space in minimalism. Minimalism replaced the pure space of mod-ernism with an experiential space, inviting the viewer to experience the artwork through their bodies. Furthermore, this research examines the installation art works of two Korean artists, Park Yeojoo and Kang Eunhye, and proposes an installation art education program for spatial reawakening. The significance of this research is to examine and interpret the changing perception of 'space' in American art in the 1960s, and to specifically identify the contribution of minimalism to the redefinition of the concept of 'space' in art history.

On Animalistic Art and the Spirit of Life (Analysis of a Sculptural Composition by Pierre-Jules Mêne)

The article outlines the key principles of teaching animalistic sculpture based on methodology developed by Sergey Lvovich Krivtsov (Honored Artist of Russia, senior teacher at the Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergey Andriaka). Training in this technique is carried out within the framework of higher, pre-professional and supplementary art education programs at the Academy, as well as a part of the program of additional art education at the Educational Center “Sirius” (Sochi). The article addresses the problem of composition in animalistic sculpture. The work of the 19th century French sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne “Greyhound With a Hare” is analyzed in detail by a professional artist. The paper describes the logic behind the sequential process of creating a sculpture: from the concept of the artistic image conceived by the author to a dynamic composition executed in compliance with the laws of biomechanics. The peculiarities of developing the main volumes, silhouette and relief of the composition are considered separately, taking into account the careful balance between the entire sculpture and its details, animal anatomy, interpretation of textures, as well as the proportional ratio of figures and plinth.

Creativity and cyanotype: Exploring camera-less photography as an alternative for art education

This article presents the results of several workshops developed as a Master of Arts dissertation project from the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes in Mexico. The project explored cyanotype, a different photographic printing technique that diverges from chemical photography, and the possibilities of incorporating it in art education programs. The workshops aimed to introduce emerging artists to cyanotype – a camera-less photography technique and a low-cost creative process to explore visual expression. The emerging artists were exposed to the concept of cyanotype in a series of 9-h workshops, in which they learned the theoretical and technical fundamentals and some of the artworks of the leading artists who work with this technique. The workshops also showcased cyanotype prints on traditional and non-traditional surfaces. We also gathered, from a qualitative perspective, the experiences of the participant artists, their impressions, and feedback. At the end of the paper, we discuss the visual language of cyanotype and its process characteristics that make this technique an excellent alternative for art education since it provides creative engagement to the participants and requires little investment from the facilitators.