Abstract :
In the torrents of globalization and social transition
in Taiwan, it is particularly important to
reinforce a sense of cultural subjectivity and
localization, and promote new trends of arts
education that emphasize the development of
self and spirit. The fundamental principles of
these new trends are: (1) that the purpose of arts
education is to cultivate students’ humanistic
literacy, (2) the content of arts education is developed
from an interdisciplinary approach, (3) arts
curriculum is predominantly constructed on and
implemented within the value framework of the
nuclear culture, (4) arts education has to place
emphasis on an integral process of comprehensive
exploration, critical reflection and creative
construction, and (5) the instruction methods of
arts education need to be artistic and humanistic.
This article describes the contents and
implications of the new trends of arts education
reform in Taiwan.
