Maintains that storytelling is an ancient instructional method that can be used effectively by contemporary art educators. Presents a narrative by a six-year-old Navajo girl that describes a typical school day. Includes suggestions for using the story to teach about cultural differences and cultural change. (CFR)

Maintains that the prevalent view of multiculturalism assumes that culture is portable and transferable from generation to generation within each cultural group. Argues that this view poses a narrowly defined cultural identity. Describes one child's attraction to and understanding of other cultural groups through visual art. (CFR)

Maintains that art museums have developed new strategies and resources to provide services to art teachers, other educators, and students. Presents four classroom lessons utilizing paintings and other exhibits from the Art Institute of Chicago (Illinois). (CFR)

Presents a series of instructional resources that includes three color plates illustrating the work of three sculptresses. Portrays the historical subjects: colonial America's Virginia Dare, the biblical Hagar, and ancient history's Zenobia. Activities include researching the artist, the subject, and the historical period. Discusses the White…

Reprints the 1954 article as a representative example of thinking about art education during the 1950s. Defines the world as an uncertain and challenging place well served by the evaluative and creative-thinking characteristic of art education. Argues for a closer synthesis of studio art and art history courses. (MJP)