The Child's Right to the Expressive Arts: Nurturing the Imagination as Well as the Intellect.

Jalongo, Mary Renck

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Child's Right to the Expressive Arts: Nurturing the Imagination as Well as the Intellect.

Jalongo, Mary Renck

Childhood Education, v66 n4 p195-201 Sum 1990

Examines the contributions of creativity and imagination to the total learning of the young child. Offers arguments against the myths that lead to deemphasis of the arts in curriculum. Recommends ways of refashioning schools to promote the expressive arts. (BB)

Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Rights, Creative Art, Creative Expression, Creativity, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Guidelines, Imagination, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Public Education, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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