Author(s)

Xiang Ji ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Education, Arts, and Sciences Graduate Studies, National University, Manila, 1008, Philippines

Corresponding Author

Xiang Ji

ABSTRACT

Art education plays an important role in cultivating students' creativity and aesthetic ability. However, schools in less developed areas of China face challenges such as lack of resources and marginalization of curriculum when implementing art education. Based on a public high school in Hubei Province, qualitative research methods were used to investigate the influence of fine arts education on students' aesthetic ability in this environment through in-depth interviews and classroom observation. Although school administrators and teachers generally recognize the value of fine arts education, due to the lack of evaluation standards and funds in high schools, fine arts courses are often marginalized, and teaching resources and class hours are severely limited. Art teachers strive to improve students' interest and aesthetic understanding of art through the teaching strategies of appreciation and analysis of art works, multimedia display and so on. However, due to the short course time, limited equipment and insufficient support of family concept, there are great differences in the aesthetic development of students. The research shows that strengthening the policy support, optimizing the curriculum design, increasing the input of teaching resources and the professional training of teachers can effectively improve the implementation effect of fine arts education in underdeveloped areas, and promote the development of students' comprehensive artistic accomplishment and aesthetic ability.

KEYWORDS

Art education; Aesthetic ability; Educational resources; Educational equity and arts resources

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiang Ji, The impact of school art education on the aesthetic ability of students in less developed areas: A case of a public high school in Hubei Province, China. Art and Performance Letters (2025) Vol. 6: 34-47. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2025.060105.

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