The inaugural issue of this annual journal explores issues affecting art education practices in Alaska and seeks to contribute to a national dialogue on art education policy. "Art as General Education" (Harry S. Broudy) addresses the essential value and nature of the arts in general education. It argues for visual arts education as a key…

This book, a guide for adults to help children create their own original and creative books, demonstrates how constructing (writing and editing) their own books can be an engaging and highly educational experience for children. The book uses simple, easy-to-follow instructions to demonstrate how scores of different book forms can be made from a…

Newspaper layout and design studies ignore politics, and most studies of newspaper politics ignore visual design. News layout is generally thought to be a set of neutral, efficient practices. This study suggests that the political position of Peruvian newspapers parallels their visual presentation of terrorism. The liberal "La Republica"…

This document consists of the recommendations of a commission charged to identify and formulate a set of initial recommendations that would provide leadership, guidance, and direction for a specific research agenda in visual arts education. The paper emphasizes that research efforts should be directed at all levels of art education, from preschool…

Developed for use in the junior high schools of Duval County, Jacksonvile, Florida, this is a teachers' guide to music appreciation courses. Music Appreciation I examines America's musical heritage and emphasizes music's relationship to science, social studies, and language arts. The course provides study of the scientific fundamentals of sound,…

By looking at statements that authors make in their books, article considered what is meant by an inconsistency and how vague and incompatible assertions can be misleading as well as trap an author into canceling out his own recommendations. (Author/RK)

Media instruction should not be restricted to professional curricula at universities. Community colleges should deal with film, television, and the visual literacies in ways that facilitate their utilization by the individual and the community. They should also prepare students for future jobs in the communications field. (DC)

Supplementary guidelines for elementary visual arts education in Arizona schools are presented in 13 sections. Section one provides an overview of Arizona educational requirements. Sections two and three contain a statement of purpose for elementary visual arts education and a definition of art learning. Section four provides the bulk of the…

This booklet contains examples of textile designs created by the Shoowa, a subgroup of the Kuba people of Zaire, Africa; the examples were part of the National Museum of African Art exhibition, "Shoowa Design: Raffia Textiles from Zaire." Additional information is provided about the Shoowa people and how Shoowa textiles are used, made,…

Alternative curriculum strategies can be used to conduct an effective photography program without the expense usually associated with a darkroom. Three methods can be used to eliminate the need for a darkroom facility: outside vendors, an emulsion that can be user-processed without access to a darkroom (slide or transparency film), and emulsions…

This color coded manual provides guidelines and required or recommended forms for the identification of artistically gifted and talented students in South Carolina at the elementary and secondary levels. A multi-step procedure is outlined which is divided into three stages: initial screening, specific screening, and final screening. The major…

This research indicates that art education can help develop visual perceptual abilities which can be applied to all areas of learning. Skills in visual perception developed through the study of art will help integrate subject areas. The study organized research and information that emphasized the redefinition of art in the elementary school…

A detailed history of United States government involvement with the arts from 1780 to 1985 is provided in chronological form. Entries range from notes documenting John Adams' and Thomas Jefferson's commitment to the arts to notes on annual budgets and allocations. Separate sections contain lists of the original members of the National Council on…

The term "visual literacy" generally refers to the interpretation of the formal structure of film or television and carries with it the notion that the interpreter has knowledge of the use of camera angles, lighting, flashbacks, and so forth. However, many visual conventions encountered in movies or television may be interpreted even by…

Three papers considering multicultural art education work progressively through the problems inherent in an ethnographic approach to art education. The first paper, "A Color Conscious Art" (Nick Stanley), focuses on the construction of a serviceable philosophy for art in a multicultural society. Hidden cultural references in such an apparently…