Zokei-Asobi (Playful Art Study) in the 4th(1968) and the 5th(1977) Elementary School Course of Study : An Integrated Field Introduced in Drawing and Handicraft

Abstract

This paper focuses upon the embryo type of Zokei-Asobi (Playful Art Study) in the 4th Course of Study (the revision of the Course of Study in 1968) and the background history of its introduction in the 5th Course of Study (the revision in 1977). The literature review of the practitioners (Ministry of Education and young teachers) of early Zokei-Asobi(Playful Art Study) were implemented to clarify the fundamental issues involved in the introduction and its undermining effect on art education. This study was supported by a grant from JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, No.14580288,Category C of Scientific Research, 2002-2004).