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Freedman, Kerry – 1989
Practices intended to promote equity, reproduce inequity. Theories based on belief in individualism concentrate attention on individual differences, removing social differentiations. Being concerned with the formation of common culture, art educators present aesthetic objects as culturally neutral, devoid of the context from which they were…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Education, Cultural Context

Freedman, Kerry – Studies in Art Education, 1989
Discusses philanthropy in three parts: (1) development of foundation philanthropy, (2) Andrew Carnegie's vision to "civilize" the United States, (3) historical background and purpose of the Minnesota Owatonna Project. Concludes by stating that there is nothing inherently good or evil about philanthropic bureaucracies, pointing out that…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Art History, Cultural Opportunities