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Peer reviewedYakel, Norman; Caron, Ruth – Art Education, 1984
The new arts education program at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, which stresses aesthetic education is described. Music, dance, drama, and the visual and literary arts are all included in the undergraduate program. (RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Comparative Education, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedCowan, David A.; Dolgoy, Reva – Art Education, 1984
A K-12 visual arts program in Ontario, Canada, which used observational drawing to increase students' visual observation skills is described. Students had to observe and draw objects associated with intimate use, objects that were physically more distant and unfamiliar, and objects in the rural countryside. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Education, Course Descriptions, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedChalmers, Graeme; And Others – Art Education, 1984
Art can make a contribution toward erasing ethnic stereotypes and cultural misunderstandings. Two multicultural art programs operating in British Columbia elementary schools are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Education, Course Descriptions, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedBachtel-Nash, Ann – Art Education, 1985
Results of a summer training seminar for elementary art teachers showed that students taught by teachers trained in aesthetic education demonstrate a measurable increase in their sensitivity to aesthetic stimuli. The seminar is described and the evaluation results are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Education, Course Descriptions
