[[alternative]]A Survey of the Current of Art curricula and Instruction in Vocational Senior High Schools of Industrial Art

[[abstract]]This study is designed to investigate the teaching of fine art courses as a component of general education curriculum for industrial programs of academic high and vocational high schools. Questionnaire survey method was used to collect and analyze information. The major investigated current conditions include fine art teachers, equipment, administrative support, curriculum and teaching materials, teaching strategies, teaching methods, learning reactions of students, and fine art cultivation of students. The major conclusions of this study are listed as follows: 1. In public vocational high schools, there is a high percentage of fine art teachers that have not graduated with a fine art major. 2. Fine art teachers are eager to pursue related further education. (The answer to the question by the whole effective sample was unanimously positive.) 3. Computer and multimedia is the item most anticipated by fine art teachers as the major of further education. 4. Most public and private vocational high schools do not have a special classroom for fine art. 5. Most schools do not have sufficient fine art teaching software. 6. Students of industrial programs at vocational high schools are highly motivated to study fine art courses. 7. Students of industrial programs at vocational high schools are generally unsatisfied with the utilization of fine art equipment. 8. Students of industrial programs at vocational high schools are weak in fine art cultivation; they are especially ignorant of recent indigenous artists. 9. With respect to fine art teaching materials, the introduction of such aspects as indigenous culture and traditional art should be strengthened. 10. With respect to fine art learning and learning reactions or cultivation of fine art of students, there exist significant differences along the line of departments (groups). Fine art teachers should understand individual differences of students and flexibly, appropriately apply teaching methods to achieve the best results. 11. This study suggests that teachers keep up with information technology and apply CAI media, for example computer network and computer multimedia (CD-ROM; Video-CD), to fine art teaching so as to obtain art & literature information or to conduct fine art appreciation teaching. This is designed to increase students' interest in learning and to broaden their vision of art and literature. 12. Schools and fine art teachers should have the vision and take actions to incorporate educational ideas of Multicultural perspective into the teaching of fine art courses.