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ERIC Number: EJ551264
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
Rites of Passage for Middle School Students.
Stokrocki, Mary
Art Education, v50 n3 p48-55 May 1997
Briefly discusses the role that rites of passage play in traditional cultures and considers the possibilities inherent in incorporating this social concept into middle school art projects. Defines middle school as a transitional stage in adolescent development characterized by institutional and personal separation that lends itself to these projects. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Anthropology, Art Activities, Art Education, Cultural Background, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Role of Education, Role Perception, Social Behavior, Social Influences, Social Life, Social Theories, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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