Integrating Gender Issues into the Teaching of Art Appreciation at University Level

Fujia Yang
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The aim of the present study is to integrate gender equality education into the university art appreciation curriculum. Through a process of pedagogical research, the study explores how the incorporation of gender issues into the curriculum can help to enhance both students’ gender awareness and their art appreciation capabilities. During the process of implementing the research, use was made of analysis of students’ learning sheets and feedback forms, along with class observation, interviews and reflective journal writing, to examine the effects of integrating gender issues into university-level art appreciation teaching and the impact on students. The research results - both in terms of the quantitative questionnaires and qualitative data and reports - showed that there had been an improvement in both students' awareness of gender issues and their art appreciation capabilities. With regard to awareness of gender issues, students were able to: understand how traditional gender roles affect individuals' learning and development; appreciate that housework responsibilities should be shared; realize that, when faced with gender discrimination in the workplace, one can choose to use one's actions and attitude to demonstrate one's capabilities; recognize the need to work through the family, the media, the legal system, the education system etc. to change people's preconceptions; realize that compensation should be based on ability, not gender; demonstrate respect for transgender people. The students felt that it was important for the curriculum to give them the opportunity to reflect, to change, to progress, and to not be constrained by gender, in order for everyone to be able to develop their full potential. In regard to art appreciation, students were able to use description, analysis, interpretation and judgment to appreciate art works, films etc. of different types. Finally, the students were also able to utilize the methods of art appreciation to analyze short films that embody or challenge gender stereotypes, and to identify examples of gender stereotyping. The students reported having had their awareness of gender stereotypes raised, and were able to compile reports that demonstrated an enhanced awareness of gender issues.
将性别问题纳入大学美术鉴赏教学
本研究的目的是将性别平等教育纳入大学艺术欣赏课程。本研究透过教学研究的过程,探讨如何将性别议题纳入课程,以提升学生的性别意识及艺术鉴赏能力。在实施研究的过程中,通过分析学生的学习表和反馈表格,结合课堂观察,访谈和反思性日记写作,来检验将性别问题纳入大学水平的艺术欣赏教学的效果和对学生的影响。研究结果表明,无论是从定量问卷还是从定性数据和报告来看,学生对性别问题的意识和艺术欣赏能力都有了提高。在性别问题意识方面,学生能够:了解传统的性别角色如何影响个人的学习和发展;懂得分担家务的责任;意识到在工作场所面对性别歧视时,一个人可以选择用自己的行动和态度来展示自己的能力;认识到需要通过家庭、媒体、法律体系、教育体系等来改变人们的先入为主的观念;意识到薪酬应该基于能力,而不是性别;尊重变性人。学生们认为,重要的是课程要让他们有机会反思、改变、进步,不受性别的限制,以便每个人都能充分发挥自己的潜力。在艺术欣赏方面,学生能够运用描述、分析、诠释、判断等能力欣赏不同类型的艺术作品、电影等。最后,学生们也能够运用艺术欣赏的方法来分析体现或挑战性别刻板印象的短片,并找出性别刻板印象的例子。学生们报告说,他们提高了对性别陈规定型观念的认识,并能够编写报告,表明对性别问题的认识有所提高。
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