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Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 2002
This document outlines what beginning classroom teachers and arts education specialists should know and be able to do to teach the arts effectively. The volume serves as a guide for individual states, professional organizations, and teacher education programs as they develop and refine their standards and practices. The Interstate New Teacher…
Descriptors: Art Education, Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Style, Dance
Dreeszen, Craig, Comp. – 2001
The forum on partnerships to improve teaching the arts was an outgrowth of earlier gatherings and of research to identify and respond to current challenges to sustain and enhance quality arts teaching. During 1999 the Arts Education Partnership convened a task force which concluded that improved teaching hinges on collaborations among three key…
Descriptors: Accountability, Art Education, Dance Education, Educational Improvement
Oregon Univ. System, Eugene. Office of Academic Affairs. – 1998
This document outlines the proficiencies in the visual and performing arts that students should demonstrate for admission to the Oregon University System (OUS) of institutions beginning in the Fall of 2004. The Proficiency-based Admission Standards System (PASS) has identified six proficiency areas and the performance criteria for determining…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art Education, Benchmarking, Competence
American Council for the Arts, New York, NY. – 1989
This collection of speeches focuses on arts advocacy from perspectives ranging from arts education to the role of government and business in the arts. The book contains an introduction by Milton Rhodes and includes eight speeches: (1) "To Answer the Hunger Within" (Thomas H. Kean); (2) "It is the Dark We Have to Fear" (Edward Albee); (3) "Making…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Art Education, Business Responsibility, Dance Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1990
The Maryland curricular framework describes the relationships that exist among the educational goals and subgoals for art, dance, music, and theater. Contemporary trends in the content areas are incorporated and the guide provides direction for a comprehensive approach to fine arts education. Organized into four major sections, the first section…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Education, Curriculum Development, Dance Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1983
One of a series of documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education, this publication outlines the minimum standards for fine arts and physical education courses and provides course-of-study suggestions for kindergarten through 12th grades. It also defines fine arts credits,…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Credits, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Newbill, Sharon L. – 1992
This document looks at the Kansas City, Missouri, Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Magnet High School's three-year implementation of the magnet theme of the Long-Range Magnet School Plan. In addition to the core curriculum, five theme strands (visual arts, music, theater, creative writing, and dance) were offered to 9th through 11th grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Creative Writing, Dance Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 2000
This booklet is a revision of the original publication and provides a framework for developing art curriculum for K-12 programs in dance, music, theater arts, and visual arts. The frameworks consist of goals and objectives in each of these arts and are developed for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade levels. Features in this version include: (1) a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art, Art Education, Curriculum Development
Kitzelman, Jacquie, Ed. – 1996
This resource guide recognizes that the arts provide a natural arena for teaching multicultural perspectives to students of all ages. The guide features the four most prevalent ethnic minorities in Colorado, African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American, plus a section prepared by Colorado's state folklorists. The…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Art Education
Carey, Nancy; And Others – 1995
This report, based on findings from The Elementary Arts Education Survey, 1994, looks at information regarding the general questions: (1) What art subjects are being taught in public schools? (2) How do schools and districts support arts education? (3) How have schools' arts programs changed compared to 5 years ago. Survey responses indicate that…
Descriptors: Art Education, Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides, Dance Education
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Anderson, Tom – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Introduces a six-article symposium on interdisciplinary art education. Maintains that the specialization of modern societies presents a barrier between the arts and an interdisciplinary approach to arts education. Previews five articles that follow in the symposium. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Enrichment
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1984
A national telephone survey of 1,504 adult Americans was conducted to determine the role that the arts play in their lives. Overall, results show that the arts are an indispensable part of the mainstream of American life. A shortage of leisure time causes people to be selective about their leisure time commitments. Despite this, arts attendance…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Attendance, Cultural Activities, Cultural Centers
Chapman, Barbara Holland – 1985
The North Carolina arts education curriculum encompasses K-12 programs in dance, folk arts, music, theater arts, and visual arts. It is designed to provide a scope and sequence which encourages students to develop the essential senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and kinetic awareness. It provides opportunities to develop thinking…
Descriptors: Art Education, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Cultural Activities
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Colwell, Richard – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Asserts that the current focus on voluntary national standards has catapulted arts education into a new prominence. Discusses the background and tactics of current educational reform efforts. Concludes that, without empirical research and assessment, the proposed curricular standards will remain an educational fad. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Curriculum Development
Yoder, Linda – 1992
The purpose of this study, conducted at Mohawk Alternative Middle School (Columbus, Ohio) was: (1) to identify student attitudes about dance and the place of dance in education; (2) to determine the effects of specific cooperative learning structures on the ability of individual students to create their own movement studies; (3) to identify…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Planning, Cultural Enrichment
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