This article describes how recent changes in public support for art have diversified and expanded the role of art in everyday life. Maintains that this new presence of art in society has created the need for revitalizing art education. (JDH)

Painting cloth with crayons is suggested as a challenging art project, especially for students who have difficulty with the complex tools and processes typical of more advanced textile work. Instructions are given for creating decorative banners with this technique. One of seven articles in this issue on fiber arts. (Author/SJL)

Details a scope and sequence for art education, emphasizing art criticism and aesthetics. It is presented as an alternative for the more common curriculum, which uses art production as a means to personal development. Notes that most teachers are more comfortable in teaching the "production end" of art rather than art criticism and aesthetics due…

This guide provides information on careers in art and art education and on how students can learn about such careers. By posing and answering a series of informative questions, the guide discusses choosing a teacher education college or university. Continuing with this format, it addresses how to decide on an art education major and how to enter…

Proposes a definition for folk art based on analyzing and sorting the descriptors and identifiers used in the disciplines of art history, folklore, anthropology, and antique and folk art collection. The proposed definition is not meant to specify an undeniable category of art, but rather to suggest specific aspects which should be identified in…

This article presents information on the new career alternative of art therapy: a definition of the field, types of training necessary, registration as an art therapist, and the job market. It is part of a theme issue on art therapy. (SJL)

Illustrates the difficulty in trying to establish clearly defined categories between art forms. Addresses the problem through discussions of three artists: Malcah Zeldis, Mabel Burkholder, and Keith Haring. Suggests that a travel metaphor grants people a flexible and historically-oriented way to speak about artwork and art categories. (CMK)

This guide is an extensive annotated bibliography of basic and advanced information sources in the field of art education. The 31 chapters cover many topics and areas including: Art Schools, Teaching Processes and Materials, Teacher Resource Materials, Children's Art Books, Curriculum Building, International Art Education, and Art Education…

The infusion of career education concepts into college and university courses is documented by this collection of twenty college course syllabi developed to facilitate the ongoing efforts of Oregon's colleges and universities in preparing educational personnel for the development and conduct of career education activities. These twenty syllabi…

This publication, the result of a series of conferences held between April and October 1989, is a guide to assessing the competence of prospective art teachers in the California public schools. The guide was developed as part of a state-wide response to legislated entry and exit standards for teachers in elementary and secondary schools. An…