Art literacy is multiple dimension activity that is increasing inherent and instrumental value in educational system            



   
   
 
   
   



. Educational systems can help to art education in shape of approaches. One of the problems in Iran’s art education is the lack of correct understanding of art education approaches in Middle-school art education. The purpose of this research is to obtain information about the current approaches and knowledge domains in art education. In this content analysis and integration study, traditional, thinking disposition, integration, discipline-based art education, creative problem solving, preparing for the world of work, and promoting academic performance approaches were studied and explored in the current approved objectives for art education, the curriculum and syllabuses of art teacher training programs, the content of Middle-school art textbooks, and the National Curriculum Program in Iran's case. The results showed that the dominant approach in the current approved objectives is visual culture vision and in both the curriculum and syllabuses of art teacher training programs, and the content of Middle-school art textbooks is art production approach. In the National Curriculum Program have been considered perception of expressiveness and meaning, aesthetic, and discipline-based approaches. Knowledge-domains in the current approved objectives for art education more relates to knowing that, and knowing how is more obvious in both the curriculum and syllabuses of art teacher training, and the content of Middle-school art textbooks, while contains several knowledge kinds. Suitable model in Middle-school art education is as a way that can help to identification of approaches, curriculum characters and elements.