The purpose of this study was to examine the standard curriculum for bachelor’s degree in art run by the academic credit bank system of the National Institute for Lifelong Education and the operating state of major courses offered by educational ins...
The purpose of this study was to examine the standard curriculum for bachelor’s degree in art run by the academic credit bank system of the National Institute for Lifelong Education and the operating state of major courses offered by educational institutions of dance studies in an effort to determine whether there would anything wrong with the curriculum and the operating state of educational institutions.
The standard curriculum of the Academic Credit Bank System was analyzed in association with the major fields of study offered by educational institutions that educated learners to win a bachelor’s degree in art. The findings of the study were as follows:
The standard curriculum for a bachelor’s degree in art run by the Academic Credit Bank System of the National Institute for Lifelong Education was designed to focus on pure art of dancing in compliance with the educational systems of dance studies of four-year universities that were under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education. In fact, however, 71 percent of the educational institutions that offered bachelor-degree courses of art under the academic credit bank system mainly taught learners who majored in practical dance(jazz dance, belly dance, etc.), street dance or broadcasting dance that belonged to the genre of the popular arts. Given the state of the educational institutions, it could hardly be said that substantial, efficient education was provided.
There are some suggestions on how to resolve the problems with art education of the Academic Credit Bank System of the National Institute for Lifelong Education:
First, the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education should have the right understanding of current cultural environments characterized by coexistence of popular art and pure art, and they also should have an accurate understanding of each genre of dance. Second, an academic educational system that connects dance with various disciplines such as history, social studies and culture should be built, because practical dance(jazz dance, belly dance, etc.), street dance and broadcasting dance that are taught under the Academic Credit Bank System should keep abreast with the shifts of popular culture.
Third, every educational institution should share information and make a concerted effort to let dance learners take useful bachelor-degree courses.
Finally, the course description of the standard dance curriculum for a bachelor’s degree should be analyzed and modified in a constructive manner.