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Three's Not a Crowd: Plans, Roles, and Focus in the Arts.
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Heath, Shirley Brice – Educational Researcher, 2001
Discusses learning that occurs beyond the classroom and home, identifying (through illustration of arts-based extracurricular activities) key features and educational benefits of this environment, the creative and critical power of youth work in the arts (particularly visual arts and dance), and manifest reasoning and organizing properties of the…
Descriptors: Art, Dance, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
From Aesthetic Criticism to Humanistic Understanding: A Practical Illustration.
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Smith, Ralph A. – Studies in Art Education, 1984
A unit of study, designed for a general humanities course at the community college level, illustrates the relevance of aesthetics, art history, and art criticism to art education. The unit is predicated on the belief that the visual arts possess potential for contributing to humanistic education. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Objectives, Art Education, Art History
Social Studies Journal, 2003.
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West, Leo R., Ed. – Social Studies Journal, 2003
This theme issue of the "Social Studies Journal" focuses on the worldwide conflict known in the United States as the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The volume is dedicated to examining the conflict in Pennsylvania. Western Pennsylvania became a battle-scarred landscape as the British and French, with their Native American allies,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Elementary Education, Geography, Higher Education
What the Arts Taught Me about Education.
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Eisner, Elliot W. – Art Education, 1991
Presents an art educator's reflections upon his career. Discusses psychological views of art, the role of the arts in enlarging human knowledge, and implications for the curriculum. Describes teaching as an artistically pervaded activity. Reveals how the educator's experience in the arts has influenced his thinking about education. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Cognitive Development, Creative Expression
A U.S. Department of Cultural Resources? Implications for Arts Education Policy.
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Heine, Joni Cherbo; And Others – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Responds to Charles Fowler's article, "Arts Education and the NEA: Does the National Science Foundation Point the Way?" Does not agree that the National Science Foundation's approach to education is a suitable model for arts education. Suggests replacing the National Endowment for the Arts with a Department of Cultural Resources.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy
Three-Dimensional Assessment and the Art of Portfolio Building.
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Emme, Michael J. – Art Education, 1996
Describes a project for preservice art educators where they design their ideal classroom and then build a diorama expressing this vision. The students' ideal schools go through an evolutionary process involving decisions, modifications, and visual risks. Eventually, the dioramas come to express individual philosophies. Includes several…
Descriptors: Art Education, Discovery Learning, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
La Ensenanza del Espanol a traves de las artes con sabor y salero. Monografia de Recursos No. 20 (Teaching Spanish through the Arts with Taste and Charm. Resource Monograph No. 20).
Rabell, Rosa B. – 1977
This illustrated booklet describes aspects of a college Spanish course in which students play an active role in learning and using the language. Methods and materials take account of real-life situations and situations significant to young people. The learning of Spanish through "fine arts" is discussed, that is, learning the language by using the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Bibliographies, College Language Programs, Creative Dramatics