National Changhua University of Education: A Partnership
A Growing Partnership: Learning with NCUE
This part of the exhibit reflects a partnership that has grown over time through trust, generosity, and shared curiosity. My work in Taiwan would not have been possible without the support of the National Changhua University of Education, and I am deeply grateful to the faculty, staff, and students who welcomed me into their classrooms and communities.
I am especially thankful to the International Cooperation Division, International Office, NCUE, and to Dean Honman Lee for their care, and commitment to making this work possible. I am also deeply grateful to the Art Department and to Professor Li-Yan Wang for organizing the classroom observations, providing opportunities to experience cultural and scholastic events, and for her invaluable guidance in navigating the cultural context of Taiwan. Their support made it possible to engage more deeply with both the educational environment and the cultural experiences that shaped this research.
What began as an opportunity to observe has become an ongoing exchange, one grounded in conversation, collaboration, and mutual learning. Through this partnership, I have been able to see how art education in Taiwan reflects cultural values not only through what is taught, but through how learning is structured, shared, and experienced.
This partnership continues to shape both my teaching and this program, opening new ways for students to engage with culture through art—not as something distant, but as something lived, shared, and deeply human.
Li-Yan Wang
Li-Yan Wang is a Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at National Changhua University of Education (NCUE), Taiwan and currently serves as a World Council Member (2025-2027) of the International Society for Education through Art (inSEA), representing Asia. she previously served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnatti (USA) and has held the positions of Assistant Professor Associate and Chair of Fine Arts at NCUE.
Her research interests include the history of art education, narrative inquiry in art learning. art learning in non-school studio contexts, and cross-cultural exchange through art. She has contributed as both author and editor to several scholarly volumes, including The History of Art Education in Taiwan, A Century of School Art Education Development in Taiwan, and Learning through Art #3: International Pictures of Practice. Her work has been published in national and international journals and presented at conferences worldwide.
She also served as a World Council Member of inSEA (2011-2014), representing Asia, and as a Secretary of the inSEA Asia Regional Committee (2019-2022). She has received numerous honors from NCUE, including the Distinguished Mentor Award (2024), Outstanding Mentor Awards (2010 & 2015), the Distinguished Research Award (2017 & 2023), and the Distinguished Teaching Award (2022).
She currently serves on the editorial and review boards of several national and international journals, including Research in Arts Education, International Journal of Arts Education, and the International Journal of Education through Art. Professor Wang has been dedicated to art education, research, teacher preparation, and the promotion of art in community contexts, co-founding the "Let'sArt" learning community in 2023.
Honman Lee
His research focuses on organometallic chemistry, particularly the design of metal complexes for catalytic applications, as well as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and X-ray crystallography. He has published over 145 papers in international journals, with more than 9,000 citations and an h-index above 40, and has maintained continuous external research funding for over two decades. He also serves as an Associate Editor of Applied Organometallic Chemistry.
Dr. Lee has held several key leadership roles at NCUE, including Chairperson of the Department of Chemistry and Dean of Research and Development. Since May 2013, he has served as Dean of the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs, where he promotes international collaboration, academic exchange, and global engagement.
His research focuses on organometallic chemistry, particularly the design of metal complexes for catalytic applications, as well as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and X-ray crystallography. He has published over 145 papers in international journals, with more than 9,000 citations and an h-index above 40, and has maintained continuous external research funding for over two decades. He also serves as an Associate Editor of Applied Organometallic Chemistry.
