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ERIC Number: EJ473199
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
The Arts: The Real Business of Education.
Schiller, Wendy; Veale, Ann
Early Child Development and Care, v90 p5-13 1993
The depressed economies in countries such as Australia have led governments to view education as a means to serve the national economic interest, with the result that art education receives a low priority in the curriculum and in education budgets. Argues that the arts can serve as a key to educational reform and enhancement. (MDM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Budgeting, Creativity, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Retrenchment, Self Expression
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia
Note: Special Issue: Issues in Expressive Arts Curriculum for Early Childhood--An Australian Perspective.