This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of the one-act musical based on Martin Handford's books, "Where's Waldo?" book by Michael Slade, music by David Evans, and lyrics by Faye Greenberg. The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains four activity sheets for use in class,…

Instead of presenting arguments to prove that art promotes the general welfare, author attempted to indicate the way in which he thought this promotion could best be accomplished. (Author/RK)

Author considered how cultural services, conceived of mainly as the arts and humanities complex, relate to other cultural activities. (Author/RK)

It should be the library's job to integrate a man with his present, thereby giving him a future, not to reconcile him with his past. (Author)

A series of articles discusses the responsibility of the state for the work of educational organizations. Traces the history of this support in Finland and Sweden from the 1920s to the present. Details the history of the Labour Party in Finland as a significant factor in the development of these educational organizations. (NJ)

Discusses issues surrounding the support of local arts councils. Uses an example of federal policy and one of California State policy to illustrate the magnitude of official opposition to reforming cultural policy in the United States. (MK)

The artist was commissioned by a religious association to create a dramatic presentation in celebration of the bicentennial. A brief article presents some thoughts on artistic freedom, and describes response to his production. (RW)

Explores different attempts to specify the supraindividual unit of analysis in terms of which culture's contributions to human development are to be understood. Traces the history and current usage of terms such as practice, activity, situation, and context. (BAC)

Presents a collection of holiday-related winter activities for elementary students. November activities celebrate the Great American Smokeout, National Children's Book Week, National Geography Awareness Week, and Thanksgiving. December activities celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the coming of snow. Hands-on activities include cooking,…

Suggests that theatre's capacity to educate is often overstated. Notes theatre created by and for teenagers is especially guilty of proselytizing. Argues the real danger is that the cumulative, subliminal message is that theater is medicine. Suggests that playwrights, directors, and artistic directors leave the education for the classroom and take…

Evaluated the literature related to dance forms having sociocultural or traditional/ceremonial influences (cultural dance). Research documented the benefits of dance- related cultural activity interventions among various subgroups of the population and the role and importance of cultural dance forms within diverse communities. The scant available…

The cultural activities, including the performance of music and spoken word are documented. The cultural activities in the San Diego-Tijuana region that is described is emerged from rhizomatic, transnational points of contact.