Abstract
The author has proposed a gift exchange system theory of art pedagogy instead of today’s “overly humanistic” art education theories that emphasize only children’s inner realities. This paper clarifies the structure of the elements and the operation of the system by discussing the following three points: 1. Teacher-centered practice, 2. The distinction between inside of school and outside of school, and 3. Scientific and aesthetic logic. Moreover, by introducing the concept of a reference source, the structure of the gift exchange of art pedagogy is further clarified. A reference source is made with a deepening vertical stratum in a teacher’s mind and those of children, whereas a gift exchange system is horizontal.
