21세기 융복합 교육을 위한 미술교육의 역할과 특성 탐색

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to shed light on the role and possibility of art education based on the prospect for the accelerating social change and future education. The problems and limitations of modern school system are felt widely in the theory and practice of education. In the search of alternatives, creativity and convergence have become the key to the new concept of education that would enable future students to deal with complex problems. Especially, convergence education is considered as the means for overcoming the fragmentation and meaninglessness of knowledge and learning. In the respect, this study raises the following questions: What role can art education play in future convergence education that places an emphasis on creativity? In what direction, should art education change in regard with cognitive development and convergence? This study examines the limitations of school education in association with the prospect of changing future society. Based on the diagnosis of modern educational system that was molded to serve the industrial society, convergence education is conceptualized as a pedagogical effort beyond integrated education. Then this study investigates how art education can take an important part in forming convergent thinking. Specifically, imagination, integrated cognition, relational thinking and empathy are discussed as the essential factors that help students cross the borders of academic epistemology and connect a wide range of knowledge in different disciplines.