Aesthetic Development Research Articles

Reflections on How Young Children Develop a Sense of Beauty and Should Be Guided in Doing So

ABSTRACT This article explores tentatively how young children develop a sense of beauty and should be guided in doing so. Beauty is partly a matter of personal preference, but it implies a more profound and considered idea than what is pleasing or attractive. Beauty contributes to well-being and a flourishing life. Since ideas of beauty vary over time and are transmitted through culture and socialization, these are affected by socio-cultural factors such as gender, ethnicity, class and age. Children’s perceptions of beauty often differ from those of adults. A sense of what is beautiful or otherwise is based mainly in emotional and sensory responses but also involves cognitive processes and judgements. Unconscious learning by immersion in beautiful environments helps children sense what is beautiful. They benefit from a wide range of opportunities and experiences and time to dwell on these and to re-present them kinaesthetically, visually and using language. While the arts and nature provide particularly fertile opportunities, aesthetic development can occur in most contexts. The role of adults should be more that of facilitator, providing opportunities, encouragement and example, than instructor. Implications for the education of the whole child are considered.

Phenomenology as an Abortive Science of Art: Two Contexts of Early Phenomenological Aesthetics (Allgemeine Kunstwissenschaft and GAChN)

ABSTRACTThis article critically examines the usual characterisation of aesthetics as a fragmented, marginal or secondary field within phenomenology. The author argues in particular that phenomenological aesthetics was consciously and systematically articulated as an explicit programme in at least two distinct contexts of early phenomenology: the international project to establish a general science of art known as the Allgemeine Kunstwissenschaft, and the Soviet State Academy of Art Studies (GAChN). The article explores the impact of these institutions on the development of early phenomenological aesthetics, highlighting how that development was conditional on the idea of a general science of art. It suggests, in conclusion, that these two attempts to mobilise phenomenology as a science of art, while abortive, cast important light not only on early phenomenological aesthetics, but on phenomenology’s fundamental relation with aesthetics.

CABARAN GURU PENGAJARAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM KURIKULUM STANDARD SEKOLAH MENENGAH (KSSM)

Standard Secondary School Curriculum (KSSM) is the beginning of changes to improve the quality of education in the country comparable to developed countries. It is designed based on six pillars namely Communication; Spirituality, Attitudes and Values; Humanity; Self appearance; Physical and Aesthetic Development; and Science and Technology. At the same time, it is to realize the agenda of the Second Wave, the Malaysian Education Development Plan (PPPM) 2016 to 2020 by emphasizing holistic student development. This writing aims to see the challenges of Islamic Education Teachers (GPIs) in dealing with learning and facilitation (PdPc) through the new KSSM curriculum and the follow-up actions implemented to address these challenges as a solution. Based on the literature review method, the researcher refers to the highlights of the literature as a primary source to strengthen the views and ideas presented in this writing. As a result of the findings, the author found that among the challenges of GPI are GPI's competence in knowledge and mastery of KSSM's Basic Content Curriculum, teaching practices based on traditional methods to student-centered, student differences in terms of existing knowledge, interest, motivation and learning style, and implementation of century learning 21 (PAK-21). The author's hope through this writing can provide guidance to GPI to improve teaching strategies in accordance with changes in the era of globalization in addition to this learning process can build students who are holistic and ready to face competition.

Saudi Novel: Commencements, Efforts, and Headway (6)

This article examines the literary success of Ibrahim Al-Humaidan's novel "A Hole in the Garb of the Night" and its significance in developing the Saudi novel. Employing an analytical-critical-descriptive method, the study traces the evolution of the Saudi narrative, highlighting the aesthetic developments and thematic modifications within the genre. By exploring Al-Humaidan's extensive and imaginative work, including novels and short stories, the article sheds light on the characters' interpretations of human behaviour and their interactions with events and mediums. The study emphasizes the social, philosophical, and ideological ends achieved through these interactions, showcasing the notable contributions of Al-Humaidan to the Saudi novel. Ultimately, this research offers valuable insights into the relevance and evolution of the Saudi novel as a significant literary genre.

ACQUAINTANCE OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH WORKS OF PAINTING

The article is devoted to the problem of familiarization of preschool children with works of art. It has been established that works of fine art directly influence the formation of the system of values and meanings in preschool children. Modern and previous studies of the aesthetic development of preschoolers are analyzed. The article compares and reveals the concept of aesthetic education and the peculiarities of education. It was found that the problem of aesthetic education in pedagogy has always been given a lot of attention. In terms of pedagogical leadership, pictorial activity becomes invaluable for the versatile development of the child, his mental and cognitive processes: perception, performance and creativity, which are inseparable unity and are integral parts of the productive artistic and creative activity of preschool children. For a full artistic and aesthetic development personality in the period of preschool childhood, it is necessary to create optimal conditions, emotional comfort and fill the child's life with interesting activity content.

Construction and Research of the Virtual Teaching and Research Office of "Weapon Aesthetics"

In order to improve teaching quality, raise the academic bar for teaching and research, and foster the development of creative talent, colleges and universities have undergone a significant transformation in the form of the virtual teaching and research office. The virtual teaching and research office of the weapon aesthetics course group is founded on the basis of information technology, which promotes the development of weapon aesthetics and raises the standard of instruction through research projects and multimodal instruction, cross-specialty the weapons aesthetics course group building, the expansion and integration of teaching resource library, and the leadership of first-class professional teachers. The results of the study show that students are satisfied with the teaching model as a whole, and are especially satisfied with the quality of teaching resources.

“The Queer Nuyorican”: Reading Downtown Poetry and Performance Through a Queer Lens

“The Queer Nuyorican”: Reading Downtown Poetry and Performance Through a Queer Lens

Critique of Wang Guoweis Gu Ya Theory and the Establishment of Veneration of Antiquity

Wang Guoweis Gu Ya theory is considered one of the most influential aesthetic theories in modern China but has not been taken seriously in western scholarship. In this theory, Wang Guowei tries to oppose Kant's theory of genius by claiming that everyone should be able to create beauty. Wang Guowei focuses heavily on the Chinese literati instead of the whole population to which Kant refers. I found the Gu Ya theory implausible for either the Chinese literati or the peasants because the two points that Wang Guowei provides, the first form and the markedness, would be considered inadequate to prove his arguments. Besides that, one reason the Gu Ya theory fails to achieve its goal is the ignorance of the veneration of antiquity, which is significant in Chinese aesthetic appreciation. We must find solutions to either solve or refine the Gu Ya theory in order to accelerate the development of Chinese aesthetics. I firstly criticized and corrected the ambiguity of Wang Guoweis the first form and the misunderstanding of the concepts of marked and unmarked in Chinese literature. Then, I established the veneration of antiquity as my aesthetic theory that fits the Chinese literati. In the end, I posted a thought about Wang Guoweis idea of wu ren in his Gu Ya theory because he does not clarify and fails to build a connection with Kants theory.

A survey on the current situation of aesthetic education curriculum in middle and primary schools and suggestions for countermeasures

The construction of aesthetic education curriculum in middle and primary schools is a necessary measure to promote the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor. School education is the main channel for achieving the goal of aesthetic education. However, a survey of middle and primary school teachers from 26 provinces and cities in China reveals that there are still many important problems in the implementation of aesthetic education, including unclear content and value of aesthetic education, lack of content in aesthetic education curriculum, single organizational form, outdated methods, and inadequate supervision system for aesthetic education curriculum, and so on. This research proposes strategies for improvement based on the current situation of aesthetic education curriculum in middle and primary schools

THE ROLE OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN FORMING THE CREATIVE PERSONALITY OF STUDENTS

It is determined and characterized the main components of the educational innovation. Thegeneral laws of the course of innovative processes are presented. Innovative learning technologies shape the moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic development of

ETHNO-CULTURAL COMPONENT IN MODERN PRIMARY EDUCATION

The aim of the article is to reveal the role of the ethno-cultural component in forming the national consciousness of junior schoolchildren. One of the most important functions of the school at today's stage is the development of the child's personal world through mastering the spiritual and practical experience and culture of humanity, educating a cultured person capable of self-determination and productive creative activity to create a cultural environment. The implementation of the ethno-cultural component of the content of school education, which is provided by the cultural approach, opens up space for students in creative and research activities, their acquisition of key and subject competencies. It has been proven that the task of the teacher and school education is to ensure the transmission and communication of the ethno-cultural traditions of previous generations to the present, support the positive trends of cultural interaction in the conditions of cohabitation of different peoples / nationalities / ethnic groups for the enrichment and development of ethnic cultures as part of the national culture. It is emphasized that the ethnocultural component is an effective means of awakening cognitive activity, independence, bright individuality, aesthetic development of junior schoolchildren, their involvement in the rich treasures of the material and spiritual culture of Ukrainian people through the assimilation of theoretical knowledge and practical participation in multiplying its achievements. It ensures the assimilation of samples and values of national culture, cultural-historical and social experience of one's state, the formation of a sense of belonging and respect for one's native land. The implementation of this component is ensured through the content of the textbooks of the linguistic and literary field of education - "Ukrainian language" and "Reading", where samples of artistic works of ethno-cultural orientation are presented, since Ukrainian studies topics form Ukrainian studies and general cultural competence in primary school students.

A Brief Analysis of the Development Process of Chinese Aesthetics and Aesthetic Education — Based on The Path of Beauty

The Path of Beauty by Li Zehou is a broad outline of the history of Chinese aesthetics and a classic of Chinese aesthetics. According to the law of beauty, human beings shape and form the unique process of aesthetic education which belongs to China, and aesthetic education also feeds back into the process of aesthetic development. The development of aesthetics should also be unified with the contemporary background. The ultimate concern of realizing people manifested in the historical logic and internal logic of beauty is rooted in reality.

Poe in Cyberspace: The Pleasure Principle Revisited

Poe in Cyberspace: The Pleasure Principle Revisited

Unfathered Connections: Samuel Beckett and Djuna Barnes

This essay explores Beckett’s engagement with Djuna Barnes, starting with their epistolary exchanges in the 1970s and working back to his reading of her work in the 1930s in order to position Barnes as yet another modernist woman writer who, along with Gertrude Stein, facilitated Beckett’s transition away from Joyce in the 1930s. It explores their shared connection with James Joyce before developing on two key comparative critical readings of their aesthetics by Tyrus Miller and Daniela Caselli in order to situate Barnes as a valid aesthetic counterpoint to Joyce, a development on the ‘Nominalism’ versus ‘Realism’ dyad Beckett establishes between Gertrude Stein and Joyce in the 1937 Kaun letter. Borrowing from Barnes’s own late reflection on Nightwood, this article builds on extant criticism of Beckett and Barnes to situate Barnes’s ‘histrionic’ and ‘verballistic’ writings within the constellation of women authors whose work facilitated the development of Beckett’s ‘literature of the non-word’, and an important progression on from the (Steinian) ‘nominalistic irony’ Beckett identifies in the 1937 Kaun letter as a ‘necessary’ step towards his desired aesthetics. The essay argues that Barnes’s work represents a significant point of contact within this transitional period in Beckett’s aesthetic development, and that his identification of Barnes’s work as ‘verballistic’ in 1938, specifically the ‘shattered’ surfaces visible therein, provided Beckett with a glimpse of ‘that which lurks behind, be it something or nothing’ so central to his post-1937 aesthetics.

The Life and Legacy of Danijela Kulezic-Wilson

The Life and Legacy of Danijela Kulezic-Wilson

The Mask of Leadership: Reflection on Art-Based Learning for Preservice Teachers

Introduction/Main Objectives: Leadership and educators face numerous personal and professional challenges. The challenge for prospective teachers is to prepare themselves to be leaders in the classroom, but they still do not understand the true meaning of reflecting leadership. Background Problems: How do teacher candidates reflect on leadership? Novelty: This study seeks to find new ways to increase their understanding of their leadership. This hands-on learning approach is based on an online masking workshop that examines leadership styles and behaviors, reflection, and hidden agendas. Nineteen prospective elementary school teachers from Indonesia participated in the study. Research Methods: This study argues that this is a research descriptive qualitative study in which the researcher uses a mask maker to capture the expressions of prospective elementary school teachers. Finding/Results: The results of the workshops are fun and exciting. These activities encourage creative and lateral thinking, foster self-awareness, and can provide access to information beyond the goal through the expressive metaphor of the mask. Visual, emotional, and aesthetic development, when combined with non-directive professional dialogue, can result in more effective, authentic, and thus ethical and dynamic leadership. Conclusion: Participants indicated that exploring experiences through art-based methods is a rewarding process, as is creating work, taking a logical approach to reflective practice, and engaging in fruitful self-exploration.

National literature of the post-socialist realism era

This article discusses the artistic trends of the 60s of the twentieth century. The aesthetic concepts of socialist realism, Romanticism, modernism and postmodernism are discussed, as well as the peculiarities of their development in Kazakh literature. The article analyzes the ideological and aesthetic concepts that opposed the socialist realism of that period. The works published during the period of post-socialist realism reflect the ways of development of modernist aesthetics. The features of new characters in literature are revealed. In addition, the article scientifically analyzes the formation of artistic systems and their methods with such features as a special spiritual connection of a person with the surrounding life of that era, personal relations between society and the individual. It is known that in the Kazakh prose of the 1970s and 80s, the well-established modernist aesthetics is closely connected with neo-mythologism. Based on this, relying on the conclusions of the world literary science, we will focus on the problem of neo-mythologism in the works of Kazakh writers. The article describes the influence of modernism and postmodernism on modern Kazakh prose and aesthetic principles of neo-mythologism, reflected in the national prose of the 70s of the twentieth century. The article makes a comparative analysis of scientific concepts of domestic scientists, as well as world research works.

The evolving field of regenerative aesthetics

Regenerative aesthetics (RA) is an emerging subfield based on many of the principles of regenerative medicine (RM). In order to ensure that the development of regenerative aesthetics is based on accepted regenerative concepts and to optimize treatment strategies, it is important to establish clear definitions, fundamental aims and consider the impact of the predominant RA tissue environment RM focuses on the regeneration of injured or diseased tissue, while RA aims to restore youthful properties to aging, senescent tissue. The distinction is key in understanding how best to develop treatments for these different goals. The current review suggests key concepts, definitions, and foundations of regenerative aesthetic approaches and examines current evidence supporting this. It considers the importance of the aging tissue environment, the essential regenerative goals of restored tissue structure and function and introduces the concept of regenerative scaffolds with a focus on CaHA. Current techniques in the field and promising future directions are also discussed. Regenerative aesthetics is an evolving subfield of regenerative medicine. Establishing clear definitions, identifying the challenges of the aging soft tissue environment and re-evaluating current evidence in light of regenerative goals are vital for the continuing evolution of this medical field.

Editorial

After a virally enforced stasis, history's momentum toward the migration and displacement of people, ideas, and cultural practices has once again quickened. Even as refugees and migrants are once more being driven across the globe by war, human rights abuses, socioeconomic issues, and climate changes, live arts audiences, too, flood back into theaters and outdoor/site specific performance events to witness the artistic and aesthetic developments resulting from the influx of the ideas and questions even the most destitute of these refuge-seekers weightlessly carry with them. This rich intermingling and fluctuating co-presence of culturally diverse artistic and aesthetic concepts and practices, however, all too often collides with identitarian notions of cultural heritage as a criterion that, not unlike the equally elusive idea of race, defines clear boundaries between—and articulates one's belonging to—social entities (communities, classes, regions, nations, or even continents).

IMPLEMENTASI KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PADA CERITA RAKYAT INDONESIA

Culture is the intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic development of a group of people. Indonesia has a very rich cultural diversity, one of which is folklore. Folklore is a story of the past that describes the cultural characteristics of a nation. However, the current development, the dissemination, delivery, and storage of Indonesian folklore is fading and decreasing. In fact, every knowledge in folklore has benefits that have a positive impact, especially in the dissemination or sharing of Indonesian moral values and cultural norms. In the midst of the development of information technology today, the condition of the folklore makes the role of the application to help in contributing to improve the situation that occurs from Indonesian folklore. The problem that has occurred until now is the limited application of collaborative media in the process of delivering, disseminating, and storing existing knowledge, resulting in the process of sharing knowledge being hampered. To solve these problems, in this study a Knowledge Management System (KMS) was created. This KMS was developed with web-based Web 2.0 technology. This KMS was also developed with a feature that can provide traffic information that is useful for showing information from each user activity. With this KMS, the knowledge sharing process runs effectively and the knowledge shared by each user is more collaborative and provides the development of new knowledge.