Several preservice teachers are scattered on the floor, looking anxiously at parents and their babies as they come into the room. This is their first day at an urban community center in Ohio, where economically disadvantaged parents come to learn parenting skills while their babies are provided with care. Wide-eyed and reluctant, each student is…

Why teach art? Answers generated by preservice art teachers usually suggest a range of reasons (i.e.: so that students will have knowledge about art, acquire the skills of artists, and/or gain aesthetic appreciation). It is rare when students recognize that art is also taught in order to experience something yet unknown to the teacher, whether…

Multicultural art education is of value for everyone in our society. Describes the Arts in a Multicultural Society project which exemplifies this position and attempts to move from a study of issues and problems involved in multicultural education to the practical use of a method of teacher preparation that includes an in-depth application of art,…