Exploring the place of the arts in the precollege curricula, chapter 1 of these proceedings opens with an overview of the conference by Maria Meulenbeek. The papers in chapter 2 discuss the relationship between art and education and include the authors Hermann Rohrs, Peter van Stapele, Geoff Haward, and Jagjivan R. Sheth. Ways to bring art into the classroom are outlined in chapter 3, including papers on: "Negotiating the Drama Curriculum with Senior Secondary Students," by Frank McKone; "Puppets in Education in India" by Mabel Aranha; "Motivating International Understanding through Art: with Special Reference to the Foreign Language Classroom" by Esther Lucas; "Imaginative Literature: Antidote to Dogma--with Particular Reference to the Poetry of Wilfred Owen," by Rex Andrews; and "Educational Perspectives in Modern West Indian Novels," by Frank A. Stone. In chapter 4, Safia Sultana discusses how the study of art can help people live in a harmonious environment. Peace education and conflict solving are discussed in chapter 5 in papers presented by Anthony Weaver and Mildred Masheder. Max Timmerman discusses creative art by handicapped people, and Tony Hepworth and Bill Taylor's papers reflect arts and minority groups in chapter 7. The document concludes with an epilogue and a 94-item bibliography. (SM)