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ERIC Number: EJ440191
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
Some Basic Considerations about "Basic Art."
Burton, Judith M.
Art Education, v44 n4 p34-41 Jul 1991
Examines basic issues about art education including its content, relevance to students' lives, creativity, and testing and accountability. Argues that art educators need to work at diagnosing problems, improving learning, and making opportunities for students rather than attempting to make art education accountable by submitting it to formal testing. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs, Instructional Improvement, Relevance (Education), Student Evaluation, Student Needs, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Child Centered Education; Relevance (Cultural)