The National Art Education Association (NAEA) has established five specific goals in order to achieve quality art education for all students. This document describes: (1) a definition of quality art education; (2) outcomes of quality art education; and (3) reasons for the NAEA goals. Each goal is identified and interpreted, and reasons for its…

Describes academic programs and graduation requirements at a Massachusetts high school and the changing emphasis over the past decades. Points out college admission requirements are one of many factors affecting student course selection. (MD)

This monograph maintains that qualitative methods in research are no longer alternatives, but accepted practice in many research institutions. Consequently, the purpose of this anthology is to continue the search into "the forms of things unknown" and to re-examine those that are known by offering examples of new waves in research, based…

Presents skills necessary for student success in college. Outlines what college deans consider solid preparation in seven subject areas: arts, English, foreign language, history, literature, mathematics, and science. (MD)

This publication provides information to art educators, administrators, and concerned citizens regarding new national standards in education. A massive reform effort is taking place that requires strengthening areas and uses the "Visual Arts Standards" as a basis for five areas: (1) developing state frameworks, local curriculum, and teacher…

Describes the work of Harry S. Broudy and his impact on public education in the United States. Maintains that Broudy believed that universal values can be grounded in human nature. Presents Broudy's view that students in secondary grades should study the arts and humanities to acquire the values necessary for participatory citizenship. (CFR)

Discusses the role of education in a museum setting. Reviews the direction of thinking in museum education and the history of the museum movement in the United States. Highlights the preparation of viewers, the professional status of museum educators, and marketing museum programs as some problems in museum education. (CW)

Education should be the most efficient way of arousing the individual's cultural consciousness. A concept of "interculturality" now exists, signifying the importance of the interaction between different cultures. There must no longer be a distinction between the "high class" culture of the erudite and the "low class" culture of the lower social…

Asserts that there is little research about preservice art specialist education. Reviews literature and questionnaire results and offers suggestions about research and practices for preservice art education programs. Recommends a carefully constructed research agenda on art teachers' knowledge about subject matter content. (CFR)

Asserts that the relationship between artists and their audiences is subject to a high degree of third-party intervention. Contends that art educators must adjust to the values and interests of the education establishment and the arts community. Discusses origin and impact of the Philadelphia Resolution. (CFR)

National Art Education Association (NAEA) presently is involved in initiating and supporting research efforts to advance visual arts education at all instructional levels and in all educational contexts. This document presents eight research areas with lists of general questions that need to be addressed, suggested research methodologies, and 10…

Emphasizes the need to improve the quality and quantity of arts education programing in public schools. Suggests ways to improve preservice and inservice teacher programs in the collaborative arts. Existing programs stress that the arts are interrelated components with many possibilities for collaboration. Institutions with interdisciplinary arts…

Asserts that a paradoxical situation exists in the United States where the general public and policymakers support enhanced arts education, but it remains marginal to the curriculum. Proposes 10 strategies by which arts education can be improved and enhanced. (CFR)

The book synthesizes existing literature on teacher education and recommends an integrated program to prepare arts and sciences undergraduates for careers in teaching. The six chapters of Part I provide general principles while the four chapters of Part II offer specific recommendations for colleges and universities. After an introduction, Chapter…

Contends that questions about power and who has it dominated U.S. political and social discourse. Discusses five aspects of power and art: (1) three power/art relationships; (2) the struggle between individuals and systems; (3) power applications; (4) current power contexts; and (5) major futures issues. (CFR)