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ERIC Number: EJ262486
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-May
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On the Uses of Aesthetic Theory.
Spitz, Ellen Handler
Art Education, v35 n3 p30-32 May 1982
Describes ways that aesthetic theories can be integrated into children's art education. The author illustrates elements of E.H. Gombrich's theory of aesthetic perception using as examples art activities designed to increase student awareness of their "mental sets" and their understanding of how mental sets influence visual perception. (AM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Childrens Art, Elementary Education, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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