美术教学是一种十分复杂而特殊的教学活动,研究美术教学,首先要了解现代美术教育的社会背景,必须弄清楚现代美术教育的基本性质与目的,以及与其他相关学科之间的联系与区别。但由于世界各国的教育家具有不同的时代背景、文化传统和哲学观点,曾产生过不同的美术教育目的。对不同的美术教育目的的介绍,将有助于我们从美术教育本质的高度来认识当今美术教育的性质、特点和目的,从而认清现代美术教育与传统美术教育的区别。 Art teaching is a very complicated and special teaching activity. To study art teaching, we must first understand the social background of modern art education, and must understand the basic nature and purpose of modern art education as well as the connections and differences with other related disciplines . However, as educators in different countries have different backgrounds, cultural traditions and philosophical views, they have had different purposes of art education. The introduction of different art education aims will help us understand the nature, characteristics and purpose of art education today from the perspective of the essence of art education so as to understand the difference between modern art education and traditional art education.