What images should we study? Which have value? Which are significant? These questions lie at the heart of one of the most critical issues in art education today in the debate over whether the field should maintain a narrow focus on fine art or expand its scope to include all of visual culture. In this article, I argue for the inclusion of…

The art of collage has developed from affixing scraps of paper to a flat surface into combinations and assemblages of found objects, three-demensional as well as two-demensional. The historical background of callage as well as its possibilities for printmaking and its appropriateness for teaching design are discussed. (BF)

Discusses an art project in which students at the Quaker Farms School (Oxford, Connecticut) created a rag rug for the school bicentennial. Describes how the rag rug was created, stating that the students learned about their heritage in a cooperative way. (CMK)

Describes an art unit in which students sculpt a signature seal out of clay and use Chinese brush painting techniques to paint a scroll. Discusses the seal and its historical use in China. Lists materials needed and explains the procedure. (CMK)

Presents a project where fourth-grade students depicted images on coins to reflect important conflicts in Canadian history, such as September 11, 2001. Explains how to create the coins in detail. States that the students each wrote a "proclamation" that described their time period depicted on the coins. (CMK)

Focuses on a printmaking activity in which students create embellished string prints using the relief process of string glued to chip board. Explains that string prints can easily be embellished with oil pastels. Provides a description of the procedure and a list of materials and methods. (CMK)

Provides background information on the career of Fred Webster in folk art, focusing on his use of religious stories in his work. Includes activities in subject areas such as language arts, history or religious studies, book arts, social studies, and natural science. (CMK)

This report lists the titles of doctoral dissertations in art education alphabetically by author's name. The 656 titles are also identified by the institution awarding the degree and subject identification numbers. Tables outline the number of completed doctoral dissertations in each university listed in descending numberical order, the number of…