The current preoccupation with testing and curtailments of arts programs add up to educational and cultural deprivation for today's students. In our haste and intensity to achieve, dominate, and acquire, we should not undervalue the spiritual, mental, and emotional amenities provided by the fine arts, which comprise the languages of civilization.…

A high school arts program can add vitality to the school. A good program should include an expanded definition of the scope of the arts and an integrated and process-oriented presentation, with appropriate attention to historical background. (SJL)

Argues for the inclusion of the arts in the curriculum because they involve elements of sound, movement, color, mass, energy, line, space, shape, and language, as well as emotion. Classes encourage perception of the cultural, aesthetic, and social development of man through a medium of personal expression. (JMF)

The center's program provides individualized professional training to gifted and talented high school students on a half day basis. Students who pass the stringent entrance requirements may select courses in art, dance, drama, music and play-writing, and all participate in interarts workshops. Student reaction has been very positive. (EB)

The humanities curriculum described in this book is designed as a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to learning. Chapter 1 discusses a definition of the humanities; the segmented curriculum; student expectations; teacher training and the importance of the faculty; the humanities and the sciences; organizing a humanities program; advantages of…

This volume contains evaluation reports for 1967-68 secondary-school activities in the Los Angeles Unified School District, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Included are all activities which continued through the school year or extended into the 1968 summer session. Some 32 activities were carried out in…

These guidelines for grades K-12 are designed to aid the curriculum planner in writing programs, courses, and units of instruction for aesthetic education in the schools. They provide (1) a foundation for curriculum development, which presents a concept of aesthetic experience and identifies the general goal of aesthetic education, (2) an…

The purpose of this guide is to encourage the development of humanities programs at the high school level so that students, through acquaintance with the thoughts, creations, and actions of past and present men in every area of knowledge, will think about the values of freedom and responsibility in relation to themselves. Not intended as a course…

The primary aim of this study is to encourage schools and museums to unite their efforts to further the use of the museum for teaching purposes and to promote the full development of creative faculties. The educational function of the museum is explored in consideration of the thirteen to eighteen year old age group. A recurring theme throughout…

Critiques the effectiveness of various National Endowment for the Arts programs which sought to develop a broad and discerning audience for the arts. Explores the underlying reasons for the failure of government policy in arts education to promote aesthetic welfare and educational/cultural participation. (TRS)

A study was conducted to determine the effect of a taped, guided listening program of contemporary music on students' understanding of other styles of music. Of the 720 students selected for the study from San Francisco junior high schools, 226 were placed in an experimental group which received 18 one-half hour taped listening lessons of…

This guide is intended to be used primarily in schools implementing the CUE (culture, understandings, and enrichment) program--a multi-media approach to education which helps teachers integrate the arts and humanities. Included in the guide are discussions of the CUE system's rationale, benefits, and costs; the value of the arts in education; the…

The American Indian Curricula Development Program (AICDP) produced a two-package program for grades 9-12. The "Social Conflict" package, with Prejudice, Indian Education, Americanizing the Indian, and B.I.A. units, and the "Fine Arts" package, with Art, Music, Literature, and Dance and Drama units, were Pan-Indian in orientation with a strong…

Describes the development and impact of a fine arts high school graduation requirement. Discusses how music, drama, and art teachers relinquished some of their independence to form a fine arts department. Includes six strategies that might be used to institute a fine arts graduation requirement in other schools. (CFR)

This collection of speeches is concerned with the fine arts and crafts programs in elementary and secondary schools. An introduction outlines the problem of aesthetics and fine arts education. Speakers (1) propose a humanities program for students of all abilities; (2) consider whether marching bands serve an aesthetic purpose in the high schools;…