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The Arts, education, and aesthetic knowing

Title: The Arts, education, and aesthetic knowing / edited by Bennett Reimer and Ralph A. Smith ; editor for the society, Kenneth J. Rehage.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : NSSE : Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 1992.

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xv, 228 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Should arts education have a more significant place in our schools? An emphatic 'Yes' comes from the editors and other contributors to this provocative volume." "They build their case by drawing upon recent developments in cognitive theory and, in particular, upon contemporary thought regarding aesthetic knowing. They contend that aesthetic knowing constitutes a 'special mode of cognition' and they see aesthetic learning as vital to intellectual growth and development. They argue that the arts should 'constitute a foundational school subject.'" "An opening chapter reviews past practices in education in the arts, thus providing a needed historical context within which current thinking about aesthetic learning can be viewed. The following chapters elaborate on the idea and value of aesthetic knowing from various perspectives to buttress the case for its importance in education." "Developmental issues are explored to deepen understanding of the nature of aesthetic growth. Studies reveal that children's art products have not changed over the years. But how has a cognitive perspective changed the way in which child art is interpreted? Can phases in general aesthetic development be identified? Or are such phases specific to each art form?" "What pedagogical issues arise in education in the arts? How are conceptual learnings important to the development of aesthetic understanding? Does the study of fine arts enrich the quality of life and shape human personality in positive ways?" "Given the long history of arts education as a peripheral matter in schools, is it now possible to envision a greater recognition of what study of the arts can accomplish by a proper focus on aesthetic knowing?" "These are some of the questions addressed in a volume that provides stimulating reading not only for arts educators but for all who are genuinely concerned about education."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 0077-5762 ; 91st, pt. 2

Uniform Title

Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education ; 91st, pt. 2.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

The arts in education: a historical perspective / George Geahigan -- What knowledge is of most worth in the arts? / Bennett Reimer -- Towards percipience: a humanities curriculum for arts education / Ralph A. Smith -- Cognition as interpretation in art education / Michael J. Parsons -- The cognitive revolution: consequences for the understanding and education of the child as artist / Jessica Davis and Howard Gardner -- Aesthetic learning: psychological theory and educational practice / David J. Hargreaves and Maurice J. Galton -- Teaching through puzzles in the arts / Marcia Muelder Eaton -- Arts education, human development, and the quality of experience / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Ulrich Schiefele -- Toward a place in the curriculum for the arts / John I. Goodlad.

ISBN

0226601587
9780226601588

LCCN

91066983

OCLC

ocm28295693
28295693
SCSB-2109560

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Princeton University Library