Research in Dance and Physical Activity
[ Article ]
Research in Dance and Physical Education - Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.41-51
ISSN: 2586-1034 (Online)
Print publication date 30 Dec 2017
Received 13 Nov 2017 Revised 09 Dec 2017 Accepted 20 Dec 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26584/RDPE.2017.12.1.2.41

Achievements of Dance Education and Its Tasks since the Culture and Arts Education Policy

Sunyoung Kwon
Seoul National University, Korea

Correspondence to: * homoartex@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine achievements in both practical and theoretical dance education earned in last decade along with the Culture and Arts Education(CAE) Policy and to suggest future tasks. Followings are the achievements after the policy became implemented. First, there are bigger place for dance education. Second, with the effort of re-developing goal of dance education, its social and whole-person educational role has been highlighted. Third, the content of dance education has been specified and developed for different grades and levels. Fourth, researches on professional dance teacher education has gained awareness and conducted actively. For constant expansion and improvement of dance education as CAE, followings have to be proceeded. First, there needs to be intensive researches on learners in dance education as CAE. Second, the position and role of dance education has to be defined among the related policies. Third, various practices and researches need to take place, which can develop and empower expertise of dance teachers and instructors.

Keywords:

culture and arts education, dance education

Acknowledgments

This study is extracted from the parts of the author’s doctoral dissertation in 2017.

Notes

1) ‘Teaching artist’ is referring to the subject matter expert who carries out the school/society cultural art education in the education field, which is one of the core projects in the cultural art education policy. Under the lead of ARTE(Korea Arts and Culture Education Service), it is divided into 8 sub-sections – i.e. Korean traditional music, theater, dance, cartoons, animation, crafts, photography, and design – where teachers are selected only for a certain field to teach.
2) ‘Arts and Culture Education Instructor’ is referring to, “a qualified person according to the Article 27, Clause 2, including instructors related to cultural art education as well as someone who plans, executes, analyzes, evaluates, and/or performs work for professors, related to cultural art education.”

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