지역 공간 활성화와 학교 문화예술교육의 의미 = Revitalizing Local Spaces and the Meaning of Cultural Education in Schools

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Currently, Korea is experiencing a severe crisis of local disappearance due to rapid population decline, which is weakening the country's competitiveness. The causes of local extinction are a decrease in absolute population and population migration due to poor infrastructure. Recently, the government has been providing more direct administrative and financial support to depopulated areas to increase policy effectiveness. In addition, the government is trying to revitalize local areas by supporting local culture, expanding the settled population, and fostering local youth cultural personnel.
Before formulating a policy on the regional disappearance, the government need to take a more serious look at regions and locality. This is because regions are concrete places where people's lives are embedded and where they constantly form their own identities. The examples of creative cities and cultural cities abroad are instructive.
One of the important alternatives to prevent the disappearance of rural areas and regional decline is cultural and arts education. The government's recently released < Second Comprehensive Plan for Culture and Arts and Education > pays attention to effective measures to prevent the local extinction and to bridge the cultural gap in underprivileged areas.
In a modern society where creativity is valued, cultural arts education is not only a complement to schooling. It enables the expansion of knowledge and critical skills, the experience of making emotional connections with others, the understanding and experience of various fields, and a communal understanding of the world around us. To realize this, the active role and leadership of the region is crucial.