Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ427800
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6463
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Art and the Drop-Out Student.
Unsworth, Jean Morman
School Arts, v90 n4 p14-15 Dec 1990
Argues that a major factor for student dropouts is lack of self-esteem, and shows the therapeutic value of art activities. Describes a self-portrait lesson with 15- and 16-year-old juveniles in a detention center. Decries the lack of attention to art in the schools. Suggests allowing students to practice right-brain drawing can improve self-concept. (KM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Therapy, Creative Activities, Creativity, Delinquency, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Painting (Visual Arts), Self Esteem, Self Expression, Special Needs Students, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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