Educating in the Arts

Written by leaders in a wide range of creative fields and from all corners of the Asian region, this collection of essays presents arts and education programs which reflect traditional and contemporary practices. The volume brings together researchers, practitioners, educators, children and young people with shared interests in the arts and activities that cross disciplinary divisions and aims to encourage the use of the arts in developing international understanding, celebrating cultural diversity, building cultural bridges and creating cross-cultural dialogue throughout the Asian region. This book arose out of the need to promote not only arts and educational practices; but also the research and evaluations being achieved in the field. Writing about their own practical experiences, the authors explore linkages between creativity and discipline; social organisation and individual expression and how inventiveness and economic productivity are inextricably linked.

Résumé
When I was first asked to edit this book, the researcher in me delighted at the opportunity to provide case studies from different cultural traditions with a team of like-minded fellow artists, educators and researchers. But as the book took shape I also discovered a true passion for its fundamental messages. Educating in the Arts the Asian Experience talks about how landscapes and histories, farms and cities, the mountains, seas and skies interact with lives and form the backdrop for stories that build and link the creative clusters of a place. This book has provided a wonderful opportunity to delve into the many worlds that incorporate the arts, particularly where the arts inform, inspire and look for answers to difficult questions. Having attracted a broad range of contributors from every corner of the Asian region, a substantial collection of detailed information has emerged. Each story has an approach that is universal yet culturally unique. Close your eyes and see the colours, smell the smells and hear the voices of the children against the background rhythms of song birds, urban traffic or whistling winds.

Contenu

and Overviews.- The Arts - Unifying Principles in Education.- Masters and Pupils.- Art for Education.- Arts Education Programmes: Iran, Hong Kong, Cambodia.- Arts Education in Iran.- The Arts-in-Education Programme.- Arts Education in Cambodia.- The Arts, the Gallery and the Cultural Landscape: Japan, Australia, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand.- Representation of Japanese Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).- Mountains in the Evolution of Visual Arts in Kyrgyzstan.- Development of Contemporary Art in Thailand.- Creativity and Expression in the Digital Age - Singapore and Japan.- Information Technology, Art Education and Creativity in Singapore.- The Power of Creation and Expression in Digital-Age Children.- The Arts, Education and the Community: Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and the Philippines.- Art Education in Uzbekistan.- To Strive, to Seek, to Find and not to Yield.- Sustainable Education for Sustaining Communities.- New and Varied Initiatives in Arts Education for Cultural Development in Philippine Society.- Music Programmes for Education, Multiculturalism and Human Development: Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Korea.- Crossroads for Cultural Education Through Music.- Symphony and Sa Re Ga.- A Paradigm Shift in Teaching Music in Schools.- Layers of Thought on Korean Music, Music Education and the Value of Music and Arts in the Context of Education and Human Development.- Theatre, Dance and the Holistic Experience: India, Hong Kong and Malaysia.- Rasa - A Life Skill.- Tertiary Dance Education in Malaysia.- Theatre and Education.- The Black Box Exercise.- Conclusion.- Conclusion.