Abstract :
This aim of this research was to investigate art
teacher education in Taiwan and England to gain
insights into two art education systems with a
view to improving art teacher education in
Taiwan. To achieve this aim, a cross-cultural
study using a multi-method approach was
adopted and data was collected over three years
of full-time study in England and four academic
years of reflection on teaching in art teacher
education in Taiwan. This research revealed how
complex and hazardous it is to state categorically
what the similarities and differences really are
between two art teacher education systems,
especially in a subject as ill-defined as art.
Nonetheless, this study did produce some
important differences in the two art teacher
education systems in aspects of (1) government
regulations and institutional provision, (2) theoretical
underpinning, (3) art curriculum policy and
delivery, and (4) cultural differences affecting art
teachers’ attitudes and values.
