noun
art and design education; manual arts education
Refers to education in visual arts, design, and manual skills, often in school curricula.
小学校では造形教育の一環として粘土細工を行う。
In elementary school, they do clay modeling as part of art and design education.
造形教育は子どもの創造力を育てるのに役立つ。
Art and design education helps develop children's creativity.
美術教育 focuses on fine arts (painting, sculpture), while 造形教育 has a broader scope including design and manual crafts.
Compound of 造形 (modeling, molding, creating forms) and 教育 (education).