An analysis of surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics shows that the overwhelming majority of U.S. secondary schools offered one or more courses in the arts and in the humanities during the 1981-1982 school year. The arts program most commonly available was music, offered by over 90 percent of the schools; the humanities…

The five papers in this collection on art and music environments in developing countries were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. (1) In "Developing an Art for Life's Sake," Gavin Jantjes, a black South African artist currently living and working in the United Kingdom, offers personal viewpoints on issues relating to the art…

This guide is intended for use by college faculty, career and placement counselors, and other student affairs personnel charged with offering career assistance to college-level fine arts students. Specific advice is offered on how to assist fine artists with the organization of their job search efforts. The information in this guide was obtained…

The District of Columbia's Multi-Arts Service Program, whose second year of implementation (1983-84) is evaluated here, is a multi-disciplinary program in music, dance, theater, and visual arts designed for public school students in Grades K-9. The program's primary objectives are to (1) increase student awareness of the arts through assemblies,…

This volume reports the findings from a cross-site analysis of seven school districts that were implementing a discipline-based approach to visual arts education. A discipline-based approach incorporates four art disciplines in the classroom: art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art making. The study focused on two major areas: (1) factors…

This report covers the findings from a cross-site analysis of seven sites that were implementing a discipline-based approach to visual arts education. A discipline-based approach incorporates four art disciplines in the classroom: art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art making. The study focused on two major areas: (1) factors generating…

This volume summarizes the findings from a cross-site analysis of seven sites that were implementing a discipline-based approach to visual arts education. A discipline-based approach incorporates four art disciplines: art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art making. The study focused on two major areas: factors generating support for a…

The case study of Nadia, an autistic child, documents the phenomenally accurate drawings she made. Nadia's precocious drawing capacity raises questions about the drawing hypothesis adhered to by F. Goodenough and D. B. Harris and Gestalt theories of perception and representation. The argument is made that Nadia drew realistically because she…

This series of learning activity packages focuses on three areas of tractor mechanics: (1) maintaining and servicing the engine, (2) lubricating the tractor, and (3) painting the tractor. Each of the nineteen illustrated learning activity packages follows a typical format: introduction, directions, objectives, learning activities, tools and…

PAPERS BY 11 EXTENSION EDUCATORS DISCUSS CRITERIA AND STANDARDS IN VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION, THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF ART EXTENSION PROGRAMS, TRAINING PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR EDUCATORS, TOPICS CALLING FOR RESEARCH (READINESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT, METHODOLOGY, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND ADULT CHARACTERISTICS AS MANIFESTED IN ART ACTIVITIES),…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress reports data about levels of educational achievement of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds in several learning areas, including art, music, literature, reading, mathematics and science. Within each age group, females' and males' levels of art achievement were compared, and sex differences were contrasted with…

The thesis explores the development of Paul Klee, a German artist, in terms of his educational and artistic philosophies. The research was limited to his teaching years at the Bauhaus and the Dusseldorf Academy, 1921 through 1933. Klee's own writings served as primary sources, and other sources included his son, a close friend, and Bauhaus…

This 1967 symposium on the arts, sponsored by the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the Institute of Community and Area Development, included speeches and panel discussions involving artists, educators, and community and government leaders from Georgia and elsewhere. The keynote address on the transformation of American culture was…

Included in the manual on art are suggestions concerning growth through a good classroom climate, orderly arrangements, displays, and a good visual experience; a view of development through art, concept differentiation, motor and sensory skills, self fulfillment and thought processes, and art as therapy; and the art program itself. The program…

This tentative course outline is for use in one of the Quinmester Program classes, Opaque Watercolor. Designed for students in grades 7-12, with no prerequisite, the course includes the introduction of a variety of techniques in a number of opaque media including tempera, gouache, and cassein. Matting and mounting techniques are also taught. A…