The Characteristics and Flexible Scheme of Students’ Art Troupes at Higher Vocational and Technical Colleges in China: A Case Study on the Art Troupe at N Higher Vocational and Technical College

Abstract

In order to more effectively cultivate creative talent, China’s higher education institutions have actively offered art education courses that can optimize their course system and have also built art troupes for their students. This paper mainly aims to promote equality in China’s higher arts education system, narrow the development gap between student art troupes at undergraduate schools and those of vocational and technical colleges in China’s higher education system, and explore the characteristics and flexible schemes of China’s higher vocational and technical colleges’ students’ art troupes. In this line, the students’ art troupe at N Higher Vocational and Technical College in China was used as a case study to analyze the four dimensions of the management system, student structure, faculty strength and activity scope of the students’ art troupe at this school based on investigation, observation and interview. The research results showed that in China’s higher vocational and technical colleges has the following four characteristics. First, Management has begun to develop but is not systematic. Second, Enrollment quality is low and talent is scarce. Third, The faculty is limited and has high turnover. Fourth, There is a diversified campus culture but its branding is not distinct. Based on these characteristics, this paper presents the flexible scheme.