The Significance of Gift-Exchange System in Art Pedagogy:

Overcoming Learning Theory of Fine Arts, types of Gift-exchange and Learning Community

Abstract

The significance of the author’s gift-exchange in art pedagogy was discussed using the following four methods. 1. The author affirmed the significance revising learning theory to fine arts to gift-exchange in art pedagogy, and indicates an image of deepening of reference sources and teaching materials by practices. 2. It was pointed out that group gift-exchange feeling is filled among four elements of gift-exchange system and that the feeling of mutual dependence in the learner group is strong. The element of a gift-exchange chart in historical time and space was made ‘history, others and the dead’ ‘the form’ ‘man of today’ ‘interpretation and creation’. 3. Four types of the stance of the clients of the acupressure that Takashi Saito says were quoted and the gift- exchange type of the teacher and the learner was tried. 4. Learning collective theory and gift-exchange art pedagogy were compared, and pointed out that not collective theory, but gift-exchange theory is appropriate to the school which is the modern society organization.