Today's schools are preparing children, starting at an early age, for future educational and career opportunities that will help them succeed. With strict standards that must be met, measured in part by testing, it's not unusual for both time and funding to be shifted away from arts education to achieve this goal. While this might seem like a…

This article reviews the history of recent efforts advocating reform in art education. Specific attention is devoted to the reports and leadership efforts of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). (JDH)

Lists the presidents of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) since its founding and describes their messages in "Art Education." Many messages dealt with NAEA activities or with attempts to increase membership. The latest president, Edmund B. Feldman, has issued a call for getting "art into the mainstream of…

Records discussion of an arts advocacy roundtable began at the August 2000 meeting of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and continued online. Explains how theatre departments have found themselves defending their very existence in the past decade. Includes discussions of the meaning of arts advocacy; how to incorporate arts advocacy…

Discusses the evolution of dance education, the national support for arts education, and the implications for dance. Considers the challenges that must be met to establish quality dance programs. Focuses on how to address the challenges both at the national and state level. Provides recommendations. (CMK)

Contends that arts education advocacy statements should be consistent and representative. Argues for generalizable and reliable arts education research that uses a variety of methodologies and examines more than instrumental outcomes. Discusses the ends advocacy and research serve in arts education policy and curriculum and provides…

In the past 15 years, women have made substantial strides in remedying several longstanding injustices towards women in art. Through considerable pressure and discussion, a small group of women succeeded in convincing the Brooklyn Museum of Art to host an exhibition of women artists in the 1970s. Women art professors also staged a successful…

Presents an interesting meditation on the journey of art from private vision, appreciated by a few wealthy patrons and scholars, to the realm of public enterprise. Examines some of what has been gained and lost in this process. Provides an overview of the post World War II development of art education. (MJP)