Examines studies, especially those of Viktor Lowenfeld, which suggest that coloring books are harmful to the creative expression of children. Proposes an alternative hypothesis that views coloring books as useful teaching tools to help children understand and appreciate art. Calls for further research into the issue. (KM)

Argues for the inclusion of considerations of sexual identity in art education. Maintains that sexual identity is an integral part of the contextual understanding of a work of art. Asserts that a dominant heterosexual ideology has created innate biases reflected in supposedly objective criteria. (MJP)

Argues that, far from being a dangerous and destructive break with the past, various factions of postmodernism actually parallel modernist beliefs. Both movements share groups whose creative revisionists approach seeks a constructive accommodation. Similar parallel destructive approaches also exist. (MJP)