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General Knowledge and Arts Education. An Interpretation of E. D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy."
Smith, Ralph A. – 1994
This volume explores the antecedents of E. D. Hirsch's concerns and discusses his ideas and their significance for an arts education curriculum. This book makes recommendations for a comprehensive, five-phase elementary level through secondary level curriculum, suggesting content for an intensive secondary level curriculum. The volume further…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Cultural Literacy, Culture
From Aesthetic Criticism to Humanistic Understanding: A Practical Illustration.
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Smith, Ralph A. – Studies in Art Education, 1984
A unit of study, designed for a general humanities course at the community college level, illustrates the relevance of aesthetics, art history, and art criticism to art education. The unit is predicated on the belief that the visual arts possess potential for contributing to humanistic education. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Objectives, Art Education, Art History
Twentieth Anniversary Issue.
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Smith, Ralph A. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1986
Provides 32 essays on the importance of aesthetic education. Topics range from the role of private institutions in art education, to the nature of art criticism and to rationales for art education in the public schools. (JDH)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Development
Reflections on Excellence II.
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Smith, Ralph A. – Art Education, 1998
Highlights the book "Excellence II," the new version of "Excellence in Art Education: Ideas and Initiatives," by summarizing each of the nine chapters. Identifies the new features and/or discussions; in particular, the additions of two chapters, one on multiculturalism and cultural pluralism and another on modernism and postmodernism. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aesthetic Education, Aesthetics, Art Criticism
A Right to the Best: Or, Once More, Elitism Versus Populism in Art Education.
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Smith, Ralph A. – Studies in Art Education, 1985
The major issue in the elitist-populist controversy is what art works should be included in the curricula. Elitists defend the choice of exemplary art pieces as instructional materials; populists find this advocacy of exemplars intolerably restrictive. The three major arguments embedded in the populist position are critiqued. (RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art, Art Education
Excellence II: The Continuing Quest in Art Education.
Smith, Ralph A. – 1995
This essay constitutes a thoughtful tool for art education curriculum design and teaching. It outlines a curriculum for art education, K-12, that attempts to do justice not only to the seriousness and complexity of art but also the demands of schooling and aesthetic learning. It updates developments in the art education field and addresses the…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
The Limits and Costs of Integration in Arts Education.
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Smith, Ralph A. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Comments on remarks by A. Graham Down, president of the Council for Basic Education, about integrating arts education into the curriculum. Concludes that, when the arts are channeled into the mainstream and made part and parcel of everything, arts education becomes dangerously confused. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development
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