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Achieving Reform in Local School Districts: The Systematic Arts Education Project.
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Wilson, Brent – Arts Education Policy Review, 2000
Discusses the development of the concept arts education. Provides an example of an exemplary district wide arts education program in a Vancouver (Washington) school district as a context for comments on factors regarding districtwide implementation in other school districts. Addresses what constitutes a districtwide arts education program. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Dance, Dance Education, Educational Change
Reflections on Reflections on "The Quiet Evolution."
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Wilson, Brent – Arts Education Policy Review, 1999
Responds to the articles, available in this issue of Arts Education Policy Review, included in the Symposium on "The Quiet Evolution: Changing the Face of Arts Education." Articles by E. Louis Lankford, Michael Fullan, Martin Schiralli, and W. Dwaine Greer. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Discipline Based Art Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Methods
Arts Standards and Fragmentation: A Strategy for Holistic Assessment.
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Wilson, Brent – Arts Education Policy Review, 1996
Maintains that the way arts education assessment, outcomes, and standards are specified has the potential to shape arts education both positively and negatively. Argues that current approaches are fragmented, decontextualized, and inefficient. Recommends a holistic approach combining discipline-based art education with a more intellectually…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers