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ERIC Number: EJ496945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
A Student-Centered Approach for Understanding Art.
Hickman, Richard
Art Education, v47 n5 p47-51 Sep 1994
Asserts that elementary school art experiences are not always positive experiences. Discusses Eisner's model of art criticism which comprised six dimensions of critical judgments. Recommends a synthesis of subject-centered approaches based on four areas of activity: reacting; researching, responding, and reflecting. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Products, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Student Attitudes, Student Centered Curriculum, Student Interests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Eisner (Elliot W)
Note: Theme issue topic: "Interpretation."