本研究旨在瞭解：(1)當前藝術教育研究的主題、場域以及焦點的趨勢，(2)主題與焦點、主題與場域之間的關係，以及(3)從2000年至2004年之間，研究主題的差異。本文要採取文件內容分析法，文件的範圍主要為立意取樣的碩博士論文、學術期刊及以會議論文集，總計360筆研究題目及摘要之分析。研究結果指出，當前藝術教育在研的主題，以「統整」為最多，其次為「學習與教學」，然後是「電腦科技」：而研究的焦點主要在「課程」，至於研究的場域，主要為學校體制內的教育。研究的主題經與焦點及場域的對照，更清晰化研究的脈絡；在不同場域所發表的論述，其研究的主題有所不同，且與年代有關。整體而言，當前藝術教育研究無論在主題、焦點或場域方面均有待擴展。

This study aims to understand: 1) current research trend of topic, field and focus in art education; 2) the relationship between topics and focus, topics and fields; 3) the differences among the topics from 2000 to 2004. Documental content analysis is used to investigate the data including selected thesis, journal articles, and one proceeding. A total of 360 topics and summaries were examined. The findings indicate that the topic of “Integration” is the most popular one. While “Teaching and Learning” is the next, and the following is “Computer Technology”. The main research focus is of curriculum. Most of the researches are situated in the schools. The research context is based on topics, focus and field. The time of publication is one of the factors that determine the research trend. In all, the research topic, focus, and field need to be further broadened.