| Environmental Change creates new challenges for arts administrators. Arts organizations are forced to seek the best arts managers---one can handle limited resources effectively, efficiently, and enterpreneurially. Since the end of the 1960s, many countries have recognized the significance of training arts administrators and have developed various training programs for arts administrators. Taiwan's arts administrators have recognized the need for academic training programs for themselves since the middle of the 1990s. Therefore, a sound training curriculum that can bring Taiwanese arts administrators up to date with their colleagues in other nations and to develop a long-term capacity to train future generations of arts administrators is necessary.; The purpose of this study was based on two theoretical frameworks: Historical/Western Analytical Framework and Organizational Context Framework to examine, discover, and identify the general skills required for Taiwan's arts administrators and to suggest training curriculum for current and future arts administrators. The situation-based policy research was chosen as the research methodology, and concepts involved in cross-cultural and comparative analysis were also addressed in the study. Methods of data collection were: document review, interview, and survey. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to conduct data analysis.; The study found the differences of needed/required skills and training programs not only reflected on the changeable environment and organizational context, but also varied from one generation to another generation. Taiwan's arts administrators were transferring from self-trained arts administrators to professional academically trained arts administrators. Academic arts administration programs were particularly suitable for the new generation; other formats of training, such as workshops/conferences, consultants, and studying oversea could provide immediate and specific resolutions to the old generation. The curriculum design should cover different sectors, sizes, and disciplines.; This study focused on suggestions for the professional and long-term training programs for arts administrators. It was the first study to investigate training perspectives of arts administration in Taiwan, and it would open a window for more in-depth studies in the future. |
