This publication presents manuscripts and research reports by graduate students. Accompanying papers from their mentors establish a context for the student papers. In this double volume the works are organized by sponsoring university. Student papers presented are: (1) "Looking, Talking, and Experiencing Art with Preschoolers" (Shari Stoddard); (2) "Feminist Art Criticism: Issues in Feminist Criticism Written about the Work of May Stevens" (Elizabeth Garber); (3) "In What Ways Can Objects of Utility Be Considered as Appropriate Study for Art Education? An Inquiry Grounded in British and American Contexts, 1832-1988" (Paul Sproll); (4) "Artist, Teacher, Scholar, Organizational Leader, Administrator, Collector: Art Educators' Beliefs about Roles and Status" (Thomas Ritenbaugh); (5)"The Influence of Structural Dimensions on Similarity /Dissimilarity Judgement when Categorizing Paintings: A Developmental Study Proposal" (John Hughley); (6) "Popular Culture, Art Making and the Case of G.I. Joe" (Patrick Fahey); (7) "Verna M. Wulfekammer and the University of Missouri: References in the History of Art Education" (Paula McNeil); (8) "Effects of Differential Instruction Upon the Creative Response of Deaf Students" (Carolyn Kampe); (9) "Toward Development of a Visual Arts Diagnostic Achievement Test: Issues and Concerns" (Robert Sabol); (10) "A Qualitative Exploration of Discipline-Based Art Education and the Ohio Partnership" (Jill Reiling Markey); (11) "Aesthetic Experience: Is It Viable in Contemporary Art Education?" (Anne Wolcott); (12) "Huipiles, Maya Womens' Weaving: A Dance with Time, a Salute to Peace, the Fabric of the Artist's Life" (Julia Kellman); (13) "An Assessment by Beginning Missouri Art Teachers of Their Beginning Teacher Assistance Programs" (Bonnie Black); (14) "A Presentation of the Methodology Used in an Exploratory Study for the Purpose of Generating Hypotheses Regarding the Relationships between an Individual's Daily Life and Aesthetics" (Catherine Ballard); and (11) "Kenneth Burke's Dramatist Pentad as an Alternative Approach to Art Criticism in the Classroom" (Gayle Weitz). (MM)