Presented are four possible content bases for art programs, with an expanded discussion of one of them--the anthropological base, which is described as the study of artistic origins. (KC)

In spite of the fact that the fine arts have been generally bypassed by major educational movements, evidence suggests that the arts will become fashionable by the 1980s. (Author/JM)

Reveals the author's extensive work in educational planning and indicates the complexity, frustrations, and rewards of effecting change in educational practice. (Editor/RK)

Arts education in Saskatchewan schools has been redesigned to meet the growing diversity of artistic needs. Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are taught as interconnected strands that include creative/productive, cultural/historical, and critical/responsive components. This curriculum challenges teachers' perspectives about traditional arts…

This article is written by three faculty mentors involved in Transforming Education through the Arts (TETAC), a 5-year effort to help reform five public schools in Ohio by integrating the arts into the curriculum. In this article, the authors discuss how art education can play a significant role in the PK-12 curriculum; create more demanding…

This work views assessment as one component in the educational triad of: curriculum planning, instruction based on planned curriculum, and assessment of student learning resulting from instruction. Models are given for assessment of learning through observed and recorded evidences. Strategies assess learned behavior activities in visual analysis,…

This paper gives an overview of "The Schooled Mind: Do the Arts Make a Difference? An Empirical Evaluation of the Hamilton Fairfield SPECTRA+ Program, 1992-93." SPECTRA+ is an education reform, school renewal approach involving all students in the arts on a daily basis. The primary mission of SPECTRA+ is to improve education for children…

This document presents a portion of the report of the National Council on the Arts including one researcher's thoughts as he wrote the report, along with possible implications and ramifications for art education. Researched and written to characterize the state of U.S. arts education in 1988, the report concludes that arts education cannot be…

Traditionally, art has been viewed as a "frill." Many schools find themselves without an art specialist or with limited access to art teachers due to budget cuts. As a consequence, the responsibility of art instruction falls on the classroom teacher. A positive attitude toward art and toward its educational value is a first major step in securing…

The purpose of this paper was to present and update the evaluation of the ideas of Vicktor Lowenfeld and his place in the history of art education. This task was undertaken in light of developments that have taken place in the decades since his death. Among those developments are: (1) efforts to educate all individuals in the least retrictive…

Aesthetics, or the philosophy of art, is perhaps the most troublesome discipline advocated in a discipline-based approach to art education. It is troublesome for many reasons, including its largely verbal nature and the lack of experience of most art teachers with its content and modes of inquiry. Nevertheless, aesthetics can serve as a basis for…

The 1990-91 school year has been designated the Year of the Arts in Education in Connecticut. This guide describes what state agencies are doing to celebrate this special year and seeks to inform various groups about what they can do to help develop Year of the Arts in Education activities. Suggestions are made for various groups including: art…

Intended for practitioners involved in art and gifted education, the booklet presents practical information on programing for students gifted in the visual arts. A review of the research traces the development of the field from the 1920's to the present. California programing is cited as a foundation to curriculum development by outlining skills…

Article surveyed the historical roots of our current concern with aesthetic education from the 1870s until the present. (Author/RK)

Article discussed the background for an art program that focused on the powers of communication that the visual language of art provided. (Author/RK)