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ERIC Number: EJ515405
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1063-2913
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Will Voluntary National Standards Fix the Potholes of Arts Education?
Colwell, Richard
Arts Education Policy Review, v96 n5 p2-11 May-Jun 1995
Asserts that the current focus on voluntary national standards has catapulted arts education into a new prominence. Discusses the background and tactics of current educational reform efforts. Concludes that, without empirical research and assessment, the proposed curricular standards will remain an educational fad. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Curriculum Development, Dance Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Music Education, National Standards, Role of Education, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Education, Theater Arts
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000
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