Art Education in an Integrated Curriculum in Taiwan

Core Competencies･Aesthetic Education･STEAM Education

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the integrated curriculum currently being developed in Taiwan. It also focuses on arts education provided under the 12-year national basic education curriculum after the 9-year integrated curriculum, including topics such as “core competence,” “aesthetic,” and “STEAM” education. The paper discusses the characteristics of arts education in Taiwan, which seeks clarity in the process of consciousness, rather than the latent processing of cognition, as revealed by a survey of textbooks and instructional materials. It also presents the advantages of and challenges faced by arts education in Taiwan.