The purpose of this study is to investigate the establishment and transformation of high school for the arts in Jeollabuk-do in order to understand how education within high school for the arts is conducted through an examination of the emergence and ...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the establishment and transformation of high school for the arts in Jeollabuk-do in order to understand how education within high school for the arts is conducted through an examination of the emergence and foundation of education by looking at the birth and transformation process of art high schools.
After examining previous research and media data for this study, with Bisabeol High School for the Arts at the forefront, the following art schools were found within the Jeonbuk region: Jeonju Fine Arts High School, Namwon Traditional Arts High School, and Wonkwang Information Art School.
This study was conducted as a literature study, and research was carried out using papers, newspapers, school education plans, and media studies, such as school websites and YouTube.
After collecting and analyzing all of the related data, research into each school’s curriculum was conducted by analyzing their respective websites and data from the Office of Education, but further oral research was found to be necessary due to an absence of sufficient data. Therefore, the author recruited people connected to the art schools, and established an interview plan. In addition, a field survey was conducted via a visit to the school after preparing a written plan.
As for the interviews, the author carried out interviews with the chairman of the Chunjoo Daesaseup Nori Perservation Society, the Director of Changgeuk at Jeollabuk-do Gugak, and, teachers who knew the history of their respective schools, including Namwon Gugak Arts High School, Wonkwang Information Arts High School, Jeonju Arts High School, and Bisabeol High School for the Arts.
The results of this study are as follows.
As the living standard of the people improved and interest in art increased due to economic development, the demand for artistic experiences increased, and this increase highlighted the importance of art education.
Bisabeol High School for the Arts opened in 1973 and provided a basic framework for art education as an unauthorized high school for about 10 years, producing and nurturing leading Korean musicians during that time.
Yerim High School, Sung Eun Girls' High School, and Honam Jeil High School are located at the same address. Jeonju Arts High School was founded in 1992 to conduct professional local art education, and it has been recognized as a renowned art high school for producing famous actors and singers.
Namwon Gugak Arts High School, which started as a commercial school in 1980, produced famous Korean musicians such as Lee Bong-geun by connecting and utilizing traditional cultural facilities to continue the tradition of Namwon, the hometown of Korean traditional music, and by providing art education.
Wonkwang Information and Arts High School, which opened in 1960 as Wonkwang Girls’ Commercial High School, was also an industrial school, but the activities of the choir and the Korean traditional music group were especially prominent and produced famous celebrities.
Since the introduction of the art high school system, art high schools have undergone many changes in accordance with changes in the economic environment, the art view of the times, and educational policies.
When art high schools were first established, economic reconstruction was important in order to overcome national disasters.
Therefore, the prejudices that saw art as a luxury and the status of professional artists in a negative light were common, but despite this level of perception and prejudice, the need for professional early art education grew. Therefore, professional education focused on fine arts such as music, art, and dance was conducted.
Since then, education has been propelled forward according to economic growth and globalization.
Nevertheless, as the school-age population is currently decreasing and local arts education is declining, the results show that the education and activities of art high schools are becoming more difficult to conduct.
On the other hand, it was found that in the arts high schools in Jeollabuk-do, such as Bisabeol High School for the Arts, Korean traditional music education and activities were distinguished when compared to metropolitan areas and other regions due to their emphasis on Korean traditional music education.