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Kelchner, Thomas A. – School Arts, 1990
Describes how art history and art criticism in the art curriculum benefit Trainable Mentally Retarded (TMR) students. Shows how these students enjoy looking at and talking about art and maintains that the experience will be successful if the requirements are kept basic. Outlines objectives that incorporate art history and criticism into the TMR…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History
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Thompson, Christine Marme – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Reviews literature supporting the proposition that language is an essential component of early artistic development. Suggests that appropriate forms of dialogue between adults and children in art-making contexts may provide a foundation for understanding and facilitating early artistic activity. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Adults, Art Education, Childrens Art, Developmental Stages
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Pariser, David; Berg, Axel van den – Studies in Art Education, 1997
Replicates Jessica Davis' study of the U-shaped aesthetic development curve in a cross-cultural setting. Examines whether a similar U-curve is evidenced in Chinese aesthetic development. Presents results that suggest that Chinese aesthetic criteria do not produce a U-shaped evaluation of artistic skills. Discusses limitations of the study. (DSK)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Aesthetic Values, Art Education, Child Development
Heath, Jay A.; Boris, Gregory A.; Baron, Mark A. – NCA Quarterly, 1999
Presents a case study of 95 elementary schools within a 50-mile radius of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to discern the extent to which elementary schools use local cultural/arts organizations to enhance teaching and learning. Concludes that most schools made use of available resources and that there is a need for a community "clearinghouse"…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Case Studies, Childrens Art
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Langan, Jean L. – Visual Arts Research, 1998
Examines the relationship between children's artistic development and issues of learning. Categorizes undergraduate elementary education students' responses to an article on artistic development based on their own experiences. Summarizes the types of student reactions, and suggests implications for instructional practices. (DSK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Childrens Art, Cognitive Style
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Matthews, Brian; Davies, Daniel – School Science Review, 1999
Describes the results of a study of elementary (n=281) and secondary (n=132) students' drawings of scientists. Discusses the results in terms of issues of gender, race, social relevance, and collaboration in science. Suggests ways to counter the stereotypes formed by children. Contains 17 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Cultural Images, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Berry, Diann – Principal, 1998
Research from the Kaleidoscope Preschool Arts Enrichment Program, developed by Philadelphia's Settlement Music School, shows that the arts prepare children for further learning. Initiated in 1990, Kaleidoscope provides young inner-city children with full-day instruction three or four times weekly in visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Students…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Dance, Dramatics, Early Childhood Education
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Boyatzis, Chris J. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2000
Presents a longitudinal case study of one girl's artistic development from age 2 to 6 years to illustrate the interplay between the child's symbolic development and the social context in which she draws. Considers the observer-researcher as a "co-constructor" of artistic development, highlighting the need for models of development that integrate…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Art Expression, Case Studies, Childrens Art
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Cagle, Debra Gorman – Montessori Life, 1996
Highlights the importance of including the arts as part of a total Montessori curriculum, regardless of a teacher's talent. Suggests that success in facilitating children's exploration of the arts is achievable via field trips, classroom activities, appropriate materials, and arts integrated into all areas to create an "Art Smart"…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art, Art Activities, Art Appreciation
Knuth, Anne – School Library Journal, 2002
A collaboration between schools in Benton Harbor, Michigan and the city's public library undertook a successful effort to teach tolerance through art by bringing children together from two racially polarized areas. The children were eventually paired with a partner for the main activity-painting portraits of each other. (AEF)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Herberholz, Donald; Herberholz, Barbara – 1994
This text is designed for use by college and university students who plan to teach art to children. After an introduction that briefly explains the four components of discipline-based art education, the text is organized in six chapters. (1) "Artists and the Images They Make" introduces students to ideas about how several specific…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
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Catterall, James S. – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2005
This article explores transfer of learning in the arts to non-arts learning. The analysis is presented in the context of theories of knowledge acquisition more generally. Behavioral and neuro-function processes are discussed.
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Interpersonal Communication, Art Education, Metacognition
Campbell, Janet – 1986
Designed to expand children's artistic and reading/writing abilities while developing their ability to draw, tell, and write stories, this paper describes a "story-picture" program for first grade Blackfoot Indian children. General cognitive, perceptual and psychomotor, and affective skills are listed as the course's intended learning…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Beginning Writing, Childrens Art, Course Descriptions
Riley, Olive L.; And Others – 1974
Designed to offer practical and flexible suggestions, this curriculum guide presents art teaching methods for instructing K-6 students in drawing techniques. Information in the guide is presented by grade level and further subdivided into sections on: (1) materials needed; (2) suggested topics; (3) motivation and guidance; (4) activities; and (5)…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers
Koroscik, Judith S., Ed. – 1983
Seventeen research papers and discussions representing diverse topics concerning research in the arts and presented as part of the 1983 Arts and Learning Special Interest Group (SIG) program of the American Educational Research Association are presented in the first of two volumes. Papers presented are: "Ways to Talk and What to Say: A Study…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Childrens Art, Drama
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