Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the Kosei as basic art education theory of Masato Takahashi in the 1950s. In this paper, I limit the discussion to the case of general education. First, I discussed the movement of the Kosei in Tokyo higher normal school is the alma mater of Takahashi. Second, I made it clear that there are seven features listed below, common base, experiential learning, establishing school art education system, systematic development of ability and formation of attitudes, embedding learning, focusing on both form and emotion, Gestalt theory.It is determined features of the fifth and sixth to be particular important.Third, I considered the two points deeply based on the principle of differentiation and the principle of integration in modernity, and I examined the impact of institution in art education. Finally, I summarized the suggestion based on the findings obtained from this study.
