Integrating intangible cultural heritage with instructional methodologies at vocational educational institutions - an exploration of instructions on the case of Kaifeng city and nearby

Qian Zhou

COMPUTER MODELLING & NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2013 17(5C) 30-33

Arts Department, Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute, new campus, Dongjing Road (west), Jinming District

This paper studies intangible cultural heritage of Kaifeng City and its surrounding area by reviewing current development status of Art Design major offered by local vocational educational institutions. This paper proposes that introducing intangible cultural heritage resources into the educational system of Art Design in local institutions of vocational education in order to achieve complementary advantages and win-win results. The main contribution of this paper is systemically reviewing theoretical framework of educational practices by integrating intangible cultural heritage with Art Design teaching.