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ERIC Number: EJ407801
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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On Discipline: Its Roots in Wonder.
Ewens, Thomas
Art Education, v43 n1 p6-11 Jan 1990
Maintains that art educators should base their theories of art, education, and discipline in the fundamental place of wonder in aesthetic experience. Examines Plato's philosophy to help understand some of the characteristics of wonder. Claims that all human experience has an aesthetic dimension and that wonder can motivate any inquiry. (KM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Philosophy, Sensory Experience, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Plato of Athens