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Heise, Donalyn – Art Education, 2010
This article provides a rationale for integrating folk art in an urban K-12 art classroom to provide meaningful instruction for all students. The integration of folk art can provide a safe, nurturing environment for all students to learn by acknowledging the value of art in the community. It can prepare students for participation in a democratic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Democracy, Art Education, Art Teachers
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Lopez, Vanessa – Art Education, 2009
The author conducted a descriptive case study that used artmaking to investigate the phenomenon of representation of personal and cultural identities. Set within the middle school visual arts classroom, the study focused on three female, dual-culture 6th-grade students. "Dual-culture" is defined in this context as a person born in the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Biculturalism, Cultural Differences, Identification
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Asher, Rikki – Art Education, 2000
Describes the course "Bronx as Art" that was taught to 10th grade students from the Bronx Regional High School (New York) and was funded by the Bronx Council on the Arts. Explains that the students explored their self-images and experiences with their neighborhood. Provides background information on the school and students. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Course Content, Grade 10