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Scardamalia, Marlene; Bereiter, Carl – Educational Leadership, 1996
Toronto is creating a miniature knowledge-building society, using Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment (CSILE) software. Part of the Canada-wide TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence, CSILE links diverse participants, including schoolchildren and parents; teacher education and medical students; museum, engineering, science…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Arts Centers, Computer Networks, Educational Environment
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O'Connell, Patricia – PTA Today, 1995
Parents and teachers can help children enjoy the benefits of visiting museums. While school tours are important, family visits are invaluable. Drawing real benefits from visiting museums requires in-depth family visits. The article discusses the advantages of children's museums, examines learning within museums, and presents tips for visiting…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Lempke, David – College Planning & Management, 2002
Discusses the importance of thorough research when considering construction of a campus performing arts center, including retaining an acoustical consultant or acoustician to recommend a similar center and guide a tour. Offers the example of the Southwest Iowa Arts Center located on the campus of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Arts Centers, College Buildings
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Rush, Perry – Educational Leadership, 1999
With corporate sponsorship, a suburban school in New Zealand developed a Wellington City Site program to teach students how to work in context. The classroom houses a richly personalized program that builds strong relationships between students and business and arts organizations. Freedom, ownership, responsibility, and openness are underlying…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Community Role, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Opportunities
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Russell-Bowie, Deirdre – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2005
Australian children from an urban area near Sydney used the creative arts to promote harmony among their diverse cultures including sizable immigrant populations from the Middle East, Asia, and other traditions. The project enabled children to develop leadership and artistic skills, and examine how their backgrounds influence their view of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arts Centers, Immigrants, Urban Schools
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV. – 1990
This booklet describes an apprenticeship program that encourages and perpetuates West Virginia folk arts. The program is an ongoing project administered by the Augusta Heritage Center located on the campus of Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia. Folk art is the artistic expression of values shared by communities of people. In West Virginia,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Art Products, Arts Centers, Craft Workers
Garcia, Eduardo – 1993
This document presents the results of a survey of all ongoing arts programs within the New Jersey educational system and other available resource programs. The survey was distributed to arts organizations throughout New Jersey. The survey was designed to measure the content and scope of arts education services provided by non-profit arts…
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Creative Writing, Dance
Educational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1975
A handicapped person's choice of accessible arts activities is very limited. This report focuses on the people and places now developing facility, planning, and program solutions that enable the handicapped to participate in the arts to their fullest potential. The 131 stories about outstanding facilities and programs, current legislation, and…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Arts Centers, Civil Rights, Cultural Centers
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McNamee, Abigail Stahl – Childhood Education, 1987
Presents guidelines for parents and teachers on preparing young children (3 to 8 years old) for a visit to the art museum. In preparing children for museum experiences, education for the art museum should be related to child development, begin long before entering a museum ("museum education"), and be sequential. (BB)
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
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Moss, Gloria Siegel – Children's Theatre Review, 1981
Describes a program which has incorporated effective and enduring arts education practices since 1937. Available from American Theatre Assoc., 1000 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005; single copy $4.00. (PD)
Descriptors: Acting, Adolescents, Art Education, Arts Centers
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Leonhard, Charles – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1990
Discusses the founding and activities of the National Arts Education Research Center, focusing on the site at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Outlines the center's current seven project program, briefly describing each project. Defines the Center's purpose as seeking the best ways to teach and assess learning in the arts. (DB)
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Arts Centers, Dance
Mulder, Anne – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1989
Cites examples of partnerships between two-year colleges and community groups to promote the arts through the sponsorship of musical and theatrical events. Discusses benefits to the college and community. Stresses the role of art in furthering cultural pluralism and social responsiveness. (DMM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Arts Centers, College Role
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Burnham, Rika – Teachers College Record, 1994
High school students who visit museums have many diverse life experiences, and instructors must understand that the experience is tremendous preparation for looking at art. The article explains how to encourage students to respond to art rather than talk at them about what they should know. (SM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art Expression, Arts Centers
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Notman, Andrea T. – Information Services & Use, 1994
Describes the history of automation at the Harvard University Art Museums, the collaboration between the museum and a vendor in developing a collections management system, and the current status of the project from the museum's perspective. Topics include imaging technology and image management; file structure; and management of change. (LRW)
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Automation, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs
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Jeffers, Carol – Art Education, 1999
Presents the findings from a study in which children acted as art museum tour guides for their adult pre- and in-service teachers. Focuses on the children's conceptions of museums, art museum rules, and tour guides; the children's interpretations of artworks; and the learning outcomes. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers
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