Highlighting the fundamental concepts of discipline-based art education (DBAE), this essay supports a comprehensive elementary and secondary education visual arts teaching approach that features content and skill learning in art history, production, criticism, and aesthetics. Section 1, "The Arts and the Mission of Education," considers:…

This study examines the range of available art criticism formats, assesses the value of accompanying literature descriptions, and provides a conceptual framework for possible curriculum design. Descriptions and analyses are provided of art criticism formats presented in art education literature according to format characteristics, theoretical and…

It is hypothesized that graphic skills among the general U.S. population level off at puberty. Examined were the characteristics of 357 pairs of pencil drawings of human figures (one man and one woman) made by male and female adolescents (eighth graders), nonartistic adults (university elementary education majors), and artistic adults (beginning…

This issue is about visual, participatory, and performing arts facilities and programs for handicapped children. Three methods for providing arts for mainstreamed handicapped students are illustrated. First, schools can operate programs for the visual and performing arts inside their own schoolhouses, or a district can build and staff a district…

This article described TAP (Total Arts Program), designed to test the feasibility of unifying community efforts with school arts programs. (Author/RK)

In this article is presented art created by students at various grade levels in many areas of visual expression. (Editor/RK)

A SET OF FILM UTILIZATION SHEETS WAS PREPARED FOR PROJECT CUE. TOPICS INCLUDED ART AND THE COMMUNITY, ABSTRACT PAINTING, THE DINOSAUR AGE, THE LIVING ARTS OF JAPAN, SCIENCE, AND A PERSIAN STORY BOOK. EACH SHEET INCLUDED PURPOSES, AREAS OF USE, PROCEDURE FOR VIEWING, FOLLOWUP ACTIVITIES, AND RELATED MATERIALS. (REFER TO ED 003 785 THROUGH ED 003…

Observing that people are confronted with posters, billboards, video and other images more and more every day, this paper theorizes that the structure and principles of rhetoric can assist the public in understanding how visual images function and affect them. The paper presents a syllabus designed to assist rhetoric instructors in developing…

This minicourse on film study can be a unit in English, in arts, or in the humanities. It can help to launch a film study course or complement an introduction to theater. Whatever form it takes, it helps to build a bridge to the student's media environment. Part one, the language of images, utilizes four films which demonstrate the basic elements…

The selected readings listed in this annotated bibliography are suggested as an introduction to the varied arts and crafts created from prehistoric to modern times by Native American peoples of the United States. The publications are organized by culture area to encompass major media practiced by Native American artists and craftsmen of these…

This manual presents a system for categorizing stated esthetic responses to paintings. It is primarily a training manual for coders, but it may also be used for teaching reflective thinking skills and for evaluating programs of art education. The coding system contains 33 subdivisions of esthetic responses under three major categories: Cue…

These papers grapple with the problems posed by the great advances in technology that have drastically changed the role of art in education. On the one hand, the visual arts welcome technological advances, since they provide opportunities for new kinds of expression. On the other hand, the growth of a technology characterized by impersonality and…

The keeping of a dream log can spark the imagination in freshman composition courses, giving students opportunities to be both creative artists and critics. With the emphasis more on using dreams than on interpreting them, students are free to explore the symbols and relevance of their dreams when creating written or musical compositions, films,…

The contents of this course outline on resources and information in the humanities are mainly bibliographic. The subjects covered are: humanities in general; religion and theology; philosophy; visual arts, including archaeology, architecture, and photography; music; and literature and linguistics. The scope of the subject is outlined for each…