An Exploration of Art Education of Colleges and Universities under Covid-19 from the Perspective of Pragmatism

Abstract

 The paper is to discuss how "education is life", an idea put forward by Dewey, an American pragmatist philosopher and educator, is reflected in the art education in Chinese college and universities from the perspective of pragmatism Considering the fact the Covid-19 is sweeping all over the globe and there is no sign that the trend of this global pandemic is going to slow down, the paper is to find the relationship between art education and social life of the college and universities students under this background. The paper begins with an interpretation of the connotation of “Education is Life”, and then it gives reader a brief introduction of the perspective the paper adopts, Pragmatism. The main body of the paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of art education under the outbreak of the Covid-19. At the end of the paper, the author summarizes the enlightenment of art education, and puts forward that people-oriented teaching should be adopted to maintain the consistency between life and education. The study hopes to give readers some insights on the harmony development of art education under this unexpected global event.