The papers gathered in this volume were presented at the 1995 meeting of the American Educational Research Association; many were part of the Arts and Learning Special Interest Group programs. Papers in the volume explore a range of research interests and conceptualizations for the arts. Following an editorial, papers are: "Beyond the Public Face of Arts Education Policymaking" (K. A. Hamblen); "Assessing Student Learning in the Arts: Building a Bridge between Theory and Practice" (C. S. Stavropoulos); "Semiotics and Art Education in American Cultures" (D. Smith-Shank; R. M. Diket; K. Grauer; R. Irwin; C. S. Jeffers; S. A. Myers); "Arts Integration: Semiotic Transmediation in the Classroom" (J. D. Betts; P. Fisher; S. J. Hicks); "Cognitive Drama: A Tool for Cultural Assimilation" (S. Schonmann); "Factor Analysis of a Cross-Cultural Measurement for Children's Aesthetic Responses" (C. Newton; L. Kantner); "The Development of Aesthetic Criteria in College Art Majors' Written Criticisms" (R. M. Diket); "Applications of the Psychoanalytic Theory of Luce Irigaray to Feminist Art and Elementary Classroom Art Workshops" (Y. Gaudelius; M. Wyrick); "A Cross-Cultural View of Art and Creativity: Implications for School Partnerships" (R. L. Irwin; R. Farrell); and "Research in Art Education" (R. Colwell). (BT)