A Response to the Question of Elitism: Elitism, Open and Shut.

Reimer, Bennett

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ERIC Number: EJ361795

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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A Response to the Question of Elitism: Elitism, Open and Shut.

Reimer, Bennett

Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n93 p22-25 Sum 1987

Reviews Ralph Smith's article "The Question of Elitism." Questions Smith's criteria for excellence and his assertion that art must be judged by a single, absolute scale. Argues that populism is pervasive in all aspects of American life and that elitism is deadening to culture. (BSR)

Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Elitism, Fine Arts, Popular Culture

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Published quarterly by the Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois, 1205 W. California, Urbana, Illinois 61801.