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Environmental perception and cultural identity construction in university aesthetic education: A case study of intangible cultural heritage
Sixiao Chen
Nanjing Normal University Taizhou College, Taizhou, 225300, China
Hui Ni
Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211100, China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i5.3677
Keywords: environmental perception; cultural identity; intangible cultural heritage; university aesthetic education; place attachment
Abstract
With the deepening development of globalization, university students' cultural identity faces reshaping and challenges. Intangible cultural heritage, as an important carrier of traditional culture, plays a key role in university aesthetic education. This research adopts a mixed research methodology, integrating environmental psychology and cultural identity theory to explore the influence of environmental perception on cultural identity construction in university aesthetic education. The findings reveal that: the physical environment promotes cultural identification through spatial cognition and place attachment; social interaction strengthens the internalization of cultural values through group interaction and social support networks; emotional experience deepens cultural identity through cultural memory activation, aesthetic experience, and cultural empathy. Based on empirical results, an integrated model of "environmental perception-cultural experience-identity construction" is proposed, revealing the staged characteristics and psychological mechanisms of cultural identity formation in intangible heritage aesthetic education environments. The research demonstrates that optimizing intangible heritage teaching environment design, enhancing social interaction quality, and deepening emotional experience are effective pathways to promote university students' cultural identity construction, providing scientific evidence for theoretical innovation and practical reform of intangible cultural heritage education in university aesthetic education.
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