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Peer reviewedStaub, August W. – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Argues that art skills can be taught, but the way that individual artists use those skills cannot be taught. Discusses how teachers in the arts require different preparation from that provided today and that new approaches are needed to teach art lovers and aspiring professionals. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Artists, Dance Education
Mitchell, Ruth, Ed. – 1994
This book takes a detailed look at current knowledge as basis for assessment policy; describes arts education assessment currently being developed or implemented; and proposes policy directions. The book is organized in 7 chapters: (1) "What Standards and Assessment Can Do for Arts Education" brings together statements advocating standards and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Dance Education, Drama, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedEisner, Elliot W. – Clearing House, 1999
Finds only a very limited research basis for claims about the effects of art experience on academic achievement. Identifies three levels to which arts education contributes: arts-based, arts-related, and ancillary outcomes of art education. Discusses four contributions arts education makes to the arts and to life beyond them. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Education
