Exploring High School Art Education in China

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10.2991/assehr.k.220131.096How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Art; Chinese Education System; Adversity; Yikao

Abstract

This paper reviews the hidden adversities faced by students in a pursuit of art education in the Chinese education system. For most of its history, China has had a vibrant art culture; by no means should it be called art-diminished. However, in the past centuries, art no longer held its previous importance in conversation and education, and very few famous artists emerged in this era. In fact, the Chinese art culture was diminishing. This phenomenon motivated the researcher to approach the subject. Recently, most Chinese media reprimand art students for a lack of intellectual competence among other unique qualities in schooling, causing severe stress among many art students in China. Established research into the topic of arts adversity includes analyses of the unreasonably high expenditure to learn art, difficulty of acceptance into art universities, and ways to rectify the existing inequalities in the Yikao (an art exam for college entrance to Chinese university) process, but no research explores singularly the social injustice upon art education and art culture. Thus, this paper will specifically analyze groups of high school students pursuing art majors, the unique examination structures of Yikao, the financial burden of art education, and the government negligence in art subjects in relation to their contributions to the potential obstacles in contemporary art education. An exploration into the economical, institutional, and social situations faced by contemporary art students provides an insight into the authentic situation faced by art students in China. Through this research, the sufferings caused by the societal discrimination and financial burden upon art students can hopefully be attended and mitigated.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yaoyi Ma
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/01
TI  - Exploring High School Art Education in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 534
EP  - 538
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220131.096
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.096
ID  - Ma2022
ER  -