ERIC Number: EJ800903
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jun-10
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1529-8094
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Understanding, Experiencing, and Appreciating the Arts: Folk Pedagogy in Two Elementary Schools in Taiwan
Chen, Yu-Ting; Walsh, Daniel J.
International Journal of Education & the Arts, v9 n6 p1-19 Jun 2008
Drawing on Bruner's notion of folk pedagogy, this research explores how Chinese aesthetic education is perceived and valued at two elementary schools in Taiwan. Using qualitative methods, the research explores how arts teachers guide children to experience arts through the arts curricula in school and the local culture. The study reveals that the two schools share a respect for nature and a concern for local culture. The seven arts teachers' folk pedagogy includes the desire to connect beauty and arts learning, develop children's aesthetic feelings, cultivate children's character, and integrate arts into everyday life. The teachers' shared views provide a broad picture of these folk beliefs in Taiwan as well as a cultural lens for examining aesthetic education in Taiwan and the larger Asian culture. (Contains 7 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Aesthetic Education, Asian Culture, Art Education, Folk Culture, Art Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Art Appreciation
International Journal of Education & the Arts. 1310 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 402-472-9958; Fax: 402-472-2837; Web site: http://www.ijea.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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