From Craft to Classroom: A Narrative Inquiry into the Cultural Identity and Educational Roles of Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors
Keywords:
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), Heritage Education, Narrative Inquiry, Cultural TransmissionAbstract
This study explores how Chinese intangible cultural heritage (ICH) inheritors transform from traditional artisans to cultural educators. Through structured narrative analysis of six inheritors across Shu embroidery, sugar painting, and New Year paintings, it examines identity formation, pedagogical strategies, and adaptive transmission. Findings reveal a shift from skill-based preservation to symbolic, participatory, and media-integrated teaching. Importantly, ICH inheritors emerge as active agents and curriculum co-designers, bridging tradition with contemporary educational needs. Their roles are essential in sustaining cultural knowledge and shaping dynamic, youth-oriented heritage education.
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