英文摘要 |
In 2013, the Ministry of Education approved the Mid- to Long-Term Aesthetic Education Project and named 2014 the Year of Aesthetic Education, to promote aesthetics in schools at varying levels. Nonetheless, for a long time there has been a tremendous gap between policy and practice. Policies often make gentle appeal to humanistic sentiments, whereas practices tend to be based on harsh instrumental rationality. This study aims to examine this gap between policy and practice. The researchers teaching experience and observations indicated that, beyond the basic question of policy feasibility, the obstacles encountered during actual implementation constitute even more critical problems. This situation is caused by "violent implementation", which arises from cultures that are oriented toward performance and bureaucracy. The combination of performance and bureaucracy leads to passive aggressive conventions which contradict the basic appeal for aesthetic education. Therefore, this study maintains that in addition to policy implementation, policymakers and educators should focus more on cultivating and maintaining an environment supportive of aesthetic education. Policy implementation should not be a mere formality; rather, it should reflect and respect the local hidden culture. |