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ERIC Number: EJ475020
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
Arts and Cultural Context: A Curriculum Integrating Discipline-Based Art Education with Other Humanities Subjects at the Secondary Level.
Amdur, David
Art Education, v46 n3 p12-19 May 1993
Contends that an integrated curriculum approach increases student motivation and makes learning easier because lessons have wider applications. Suggests that discipline-based art education promotes an interdisciplinary approach, particularly with social studies and language arts. Provides an example of an instructional unit combining social studies and the visual arts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Context, Cultural Enrichment, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Humanities, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Motivation, Visual Arts
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Discipline Based Art Education