Stumbling on Aesthetic Experience: A Factual Account of the Accidental Discovery of Aesthetic Education in an Irish Context.

Donnelly, Nora

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Publication Date: 1990

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Stumbling on Aesthetic Experience: A Factual Account of the Accidental Discovery of Aesthetic Education in an Irish Context.

Donnelly, Nora

Studies in Art Education, v31 n3 p141-48 Spr 1990

Describes how an elementary classroom teacher discovers and explores the power of aesthetic experience in an educational context. Discusses how the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh helps an exceptionally difficult class of 11-year-old female students in suburban Dublin, Ireland, become interested in their education. (KM)

Descriptors: Action Research, Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art History, Childrens Art, Disadvantaged Youth, Females, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Participant Observation, Self Expression, Student Motivation, Teacher Participation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ireland (Dublin)

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