| Title |
Comparison on Theory Educations of Tradition and History in Interior Design Programs of Domestic and Foreign Universities - Focused on Korea, China, Japan, and United States |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study is to evaluate the education contents and method related to Korean culture by comparing history courses in interior design programs of korea to those of three other countries. For this research, curricula and syllabus of forty interior design programs in domestic and foreign universities have been analysed.
The major findings from the survey are summarized as follows:
1. In terms of the tradition contents ratio in history course United States ranks first, Japan second, China third, and Korea last. In case of Korea, the ratio of credits alloted to tradition to total credits is very low and most of the credits are elective courses not requirement ones. 2. History courses of Korean universities are biased to Western styles. 3. In terms of the ratio of contents about neighbor foreign countries' culture in history courses is United States first, Japan second, China third, and Korea last.
Therefore it is proved that not only history courses are devaluated, but also the endeavor to find Korean identity is insufficient in the Korean interior design theory education. |