Agreeing on what the major goals of art education should be is particularly important in an era of national school reform and accountability. The need to be accountable and to provide data that supports that accountability is evident, although not always provided. Without clear and measurable goals, art education cannot be made accountable in…

Every year, the ministry writes to the public post-secondary institutions outlining operating budget allocations, service delivery targets and priority issues. The letters are a component of ministry planning, as identified in the accountability framework. Goals and objectives are identified in the annual ministry service plan. Each institution…

Art education in Belarus is based on two fundamental state documents, the "Law on Education in the Republic of Belarus" and the "Law on Culture in the Republic of Belarus," which spell out the prospects of the development of art education in a unity of goals, tasks, and paths of implementation. The system of art education in…

This paper attempts to bring into a clearer perspective the concept of assessment of learning in art by defining a theory of accountability that is compatible with public education, formulating the presuppositions that underlie a theory of art and of teaching, and examining the concepts of a behavioral methodology for assessment. (Author/RK)

Replies to Chalmer's contention (v22 n3 1981) that the purpose of art education is to teach that art is a cultural artifact. Art education must include the awareness of the artist's experience and the process of artistic creation. (AM)

The results of the national assessment of progress in educational art objectives are given. Topics covered are procedures for developing art objectives and art objectives, per se. Appendices and names of organizations affiliated with the evaluation effort are included. (CK) Primary type of information provided by report: Assessment Instrument…

Maintains that current research, literature, and discussion on the need for arts in education reveal a lack of sound philosophical foundations. Describes the nature of the problem and offers a sounder basis for building a stronger case for including the arts in education. (JDH)

This article reviews the changing goals of art education, describes the present status of objectives in the field, and projects some possibilities for the future. (RC)

Six basic rationales for teaching art must be fused together if we are to reach the objective of helping non-artists achieve sensitivity in reacting to and acting upon their environment. The historical rationale reasons that if we can see the importance of art in previous cultures, we must transmit that importance in our culture by educating…

The attitudes of artists and their place among the humanities and sciences as well as the general aspect of the arts in education were evaluated. (Author/RK)