Abstract
This research project focused on the continuity and connectivity of compulsory education, by examining the potential for collaborative art education between elementary and junior high schools. This paper is the second report of the research project, and considers the issues involved in continuing education through an analysis of the teaching of arts and crafts classes in elementary and junior high schools in K City, Ibaraki Prefecture. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 214 elementary and junior high school teachers. The survey revealed that elementary and junior high school teachers have different attitudes toward teaching, therefore the efforts necessary to promote collaboration and deepen the mutual understanding of art education between teachers was considered. As a result, this research indicated that developing collaborative education through the vision of lifelong learning and the developmental perspective of art education, suggests that the joint training of teachers across the transition of classes from junior high school to elementary school would lead to a deeper mutual understanding among teachers.
