Program to Enhance Competence of Art Teachers in University under the Background of New Liberal Arts in Ningxia

Abstract

The research aims to 1) investigate the components of competence of art teachers in university under the background of New Liberal Arts. 2) explore of existent state, desired state and priority needs of competence of art teachers in university under the background of New Liberal Arts in Ningxia. 3) create a program to enhance the competence of art teachers in university under the background of “New Liberal Arts” in Ningxia. The research was divided into 3 phases: Phase 1: investigating components of the competence of art teachers in university under the background of New Liberal Arts, and confirming the suitability of these componennts with 5 experts. Phase 2: exploring existent state, desired state, and priority needs of the competence of art teachers in university under the background of New Liberal Arts in Ningxia. The sample group of this phase includes 6 colleges and universities with art majors in Ningxia, including 20 art teacher and administrators and 185 art teachers. Phase 3: creatinging a program to enhance competence of art teachers in university under the background of New Liberal Arts in Ningxia. In-depth interviews with 5 experts for studying the principles and methods for developing competence of art teachers and 5 experts for evaluation the suitability and feasibility of the program to enhance competence of art teachers. Research instrument consisting of interview form, questionnaire and assessment form. Statistics in the research included percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and content analysis.

The research results found that:

1. The components of competence of art teachers in university under the background of the New Liberal Arts consists of : 1) Knowledge Literacy, 2) Didactic Ability, 3) Digital Literacy, 4) Uphold fundamental principles and Break new ground, 5) Moral education ability, and the results of evaluation of the components were overall at the highest level of suitability.

2. The existent state of competence of art teachers in Ningxia universities was overall at the medium level, the desired state of those was overall at the highest level, and the order of the priority need index modified(PNImodified) the first, Digital literacy, the second, Didactic ability, the third, Knowledge literacy, the fourth, Moral education ability, and the last Uphold fundamental principles and break new ground.

3. The program to enhance competence of art teachers in university under the background of New Liberal Arts in Ningxia consisting of principles, objectives, content, development process, and evaluation. The principles of developing competence of art teachers is the Learning Model 70:20:10. The methods for developing competence of art teachers consisting of self-learning from practical work , assignment, coaching, job shadowing and training, with a development period of 150 hours, and evaluation of the suitability and feasibility of the program found to be overall at the highest level.

-