新作坊 Humanity Innovation and Social Practice

This paper examines the organization and results of the “Agenda for Art and Design Education”, which was part of the framework of the “Second Five-Year Plan for Aesthetic Education (2019 - 2023)” initiated by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The plan encompasses four major strategies, including “support systems,” “curriculum and activities,” “talent cultivation,” and “learning environments.” The “Agenda for Art and Design Education” falls under the “Curriculum and Activities” domain, and directly impacting curriculum development for school teachers and students. Over the fiveyear period, the program has developed and promoted a series of “Aesthetic Experience” courses, which were taught in nearly three hundred primary and secondary school classes with over six thousand students, fostering students' perceptual observation and interpretative expression.

This paper begins by introducing the core principles and overall framework of both the Ministry of Education’s Aesthetic Education project and the “Agenda for Art and Design Education.” Subsequently, it describes the course development and implementation of the “Aesthetic Experience” program. The paper then documents the nationwide promotion and implementation of this series of courses, including the arrangement of teaching activities, curriculum content development, and the presentation of student projects. Through these specific records, the paper analyzes the courses’ instructional features and the challenges faced in dissemination, exploring how open-ended design courses that inspire creativity can be effectively implemented in conventionally-structured art classrooms. In conclusion, this study aims to provide insights for innovation and practice within the education system, deepen the understanding of aesthetic education, and how to promote diverse teaching design in the field of arts.