Disputes the argument that aesthetic education is important because it contributes to learning the three Rs, and argues that aesthetic education should be considered a fourth R because aesthetic response is "a primary form of experience on which all cognition, judgment, and action depend." (Author/JG)

This essay discusses aesthetic education as a special vehicle for value education, in particular the cultivation of imaginative perception. It argues that if imagination is disciplined by thought, and love is justified by knowledge, that enlightened cherishing can then develop. The aesthetic image is discussed from the dimensions of aesthetic…

Discusses the differential components of cultural literacy and notes the complexity of developing a curriculum encompassing cultural literacy. Evaluates the objectives and effects of formal instruction in the quest for cultural literacy. Maintains that an integrated curriculum is necessary for cultural literacy. (KM)

This paper presents a rationale for including aesthetic education in the traditional elementary and secondary curriculum. By teaching students to perceive images as artists do and to make images as artists do, aesthetic education fosters imaginative perception and sensitivity to a broad range of feelings. Four factors contribute to the need for…

The case for the inclusion of aesthetic education with the traditional basic courses of reading, writing, and arithmetic is examined. The following points are emphasized in regarding arts education as a basic: (1) Aesthetic experience is basic because it is a primary form of experience on which all cognition, judgment, and action depend. It is the…