@article{ART003273542},
author={Lee Gunnam and Jongbum Lee},
title={A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions},
journal={Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching},
issn={2508-156X},
year={2025},
volume={10},
number={3},
pages={271-293},
doi={10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Gunnam
AU - Jongbum Lee
TI - A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
JO - Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
PY - 2025
VL - 10
IS - 3
PB - Education Research Institute at CNUE
SP - 271
EP - 293
SN - 2508-156X
AB - This study guided by Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions, aims to propose a new paradigm for elementary Practical Arts education, which is currently facing a significant crisis. The prevailing performance-centered paradigm in Practical Arts education, focused on the efficient delivery of predetermined knowledge and skills, has reached its limits. It fails to address critical anomalies such as rapid technological advancements the emergence of complex societal problems and the unique characteristics of the digital native generation, thus confronting a severe crisis. Therefore, this research proposes the ‘Problem Definition-Centered Convergence Paradigm’ as an alternative to the existing one. This new paradigm, first, shifts the educational goal from the acquisition of fragmented skills to the cultivation of core competencies, including critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Second, it moves away from textbook-centered content to learning centered on convergent projects linked to students' real lives. Third, in this model the teachers role transforms from a knowledge deliverer to a learning facilitator. Through this revolutionary shift, Practical Arts education can be reborn as a core subject that empowers students to grow into active agents of future society.
KW - Thomas Kuhn;The Structure of Scientific Revolutions;Paradigm Shift;Elementary Practical Arts Education
DO - 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
ER -
Lee Gunnam and Jongbum Lee. (2025). A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 10(3), 271-293.
Lee Gunnam and Jongbum Lee. 2025, "A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, vol.10, no.3 pp.271-293. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
Lee Gunnam, Jongbum Lee "A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 10.3 pp.271-293 (2025) : 271.
Lee Gunnam, Jongbum Lee. A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 2025; 10(3), 271-293. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
Lee Gunnam and Jongbum Lee. "A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 10, no.3 (2025) : 271-293.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
Lee Gunnam; Jongbum Lee. A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 10(3), 271-293. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
Lee Gunnam; Jongbum Lee. A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching. 2025; 10(3) 271-293. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
Lee Gunnam, Jongbum Lee. A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. 2025; 10(3), 271-293. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
Lee Gunnam and Jongbum Lee. "A Paradigm Shift in Future Elementary Practical Arts Education as Seen Through Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 10, no.3 (2025) : 271-293.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.012
