This research explores the role of arts education in schools in relation to the regional disparities in adolescent dream capital. A total of 142 adolescents, who received either intensive arts education or general education, were surveyed in South Korea. Based on previous studies, the authors focused on four dimensions of dream capital capacity—imagination, hope, optimism, and resilience—as well as its subindicators, self-confidence and authenticity. Research findings indicate that most subdimensions of dream capital for adolescents in small and mid-sized cities were markedly lower than those in large cities. However, dream feature disparities, such as optimism and authenticity, were not found among those who received intensive arts education. This study extends the current discussion on the inequality of dream capital caused by regional disparity and offers new insights into the role of arts education in schools in alleviating these gaps.
This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2020S1A5B5A16083555]. The data in this article were collected from “Research on the Development Direction Through the Analysis of the Performance of 2021 School Arts Education Activation Project,” supported by the Korea Science and Creativity Foundation in 2021 [2021 OAA0001]. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2020S1A5B5A16083555]. Data analyzed in this study was collected from the “Research on the Development Direction Through the Analysis of the Performance of 2021 School Arts Education Activation Project” organized by the Korea Science and Creativity Foundation. We acknowledged contribution in providing the data for this research.This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2020S1A5B5A16083555]. Data analyzed in this study was collected from the “Research on the Development Direction Through the Analysis of the Performance of 2021 School Arts Education Activation Project” organized by the Korea Science and Creativity Foundation. We acknowledged contribution in providing the data for this research.
