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Exploring Pathways and Practical Schemes for Art and Design Courses to Promote Mental Health in Universities

Author(s)

Yin Xiaoyi

Affiliation(s)

Yan’an Vocational & Technical College, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China

Abstract

Art and design courses in education at higher levels show potential for education that extends beyond training for professional work in addressing needs for mental health in students. This study examines change in goals for curriculum, change in structure for methods of instruction, and improvement in environment for learning, examining how education in art integrates into systems that support mental health and expands roles that are functional to develop a structure for development that is psychological in students. The article emphasizes alignment that is systematic between content in curriculum and functions that are psychological and proposes a framework for practice that is supported by work between departments in collaboration, improvement in competence for teachers, and structures in which students participate in creation.

Keywords

Art and Design Education; Mental Health; Curriculum Integration; Instructional Mechanism

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