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ERIC Number: EJ615746
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1032-1942
Aesthetics and Critical Thinking in Visual Arts Education.
Wilks, Susan; Emery, Lee
Australian Art Education, v21 n1 p61-70 1998
Investigates whether employing the philosophical inquiry approach specifically in the aesthetics and art criticism component of the visual arts curriculum was beneficial to teacher effectiveness and student understandings. Describes the methodology and data analysis and an intervention program that aimed to assist teachers to engage in philosophical inquiry and foster critical thinking. (CMK)
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art Education, Classroom Research, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Questioning Techniques, Secondary Education, Student Participation, Teaching Styles, Thinking Skills, Visual Arts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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