This report describes a program for integrating visual art into the core curriculum of sixth grade students, in a growing, upper middle and middle class, suburban community, elementary school located in a northwest suburb of Chicago (Illinois). The problem was noted originally by the teachers, who found the students unable to apply skills learned…

This monograph presents the views acquired over an art educator's 40 years of teaching. Divided into four sections, the book's first section is a basic introduction to the purpose and intentions in writing the book. The second is on philosophical bases and derivative principles. This section contains four parts: (1) democratizing the range of…

This report focuses on the implications of eight Center for the Learning and Teaching of Elementary Subjects studies in elementary art and music education and synthesized existing research with respect to teacher education in art and music education. The first section provides a summary of the major findings in each of the Center studies in art…

This booklet contains the abstracts of nearly 100 conference sessions presented at the National Art Education Association Conference in 1996. The topics ranged across multiple contexts for art education, explored development issues in art, and included computer usages in art teacher education and the art classroom. Research presentations also…

This collection of papers on women art educators reveals the variety of roles played by those women, from anonymous art teachers to leaders in their profession. "Mary Rouse: A Remembrance" (G. Hubbard) is a personal perspective on Rouse, the development of her career, and her considerable impact in the field of art education. "The…

In this monograph, the story of achievements and struggles of a number of women art educators from the past, in both formal and informal educational settings, is documented. There are two recurring themes in this collection of 14 essays: (1) a focus on individual educators in more traditional academic settings, and (2) the role of woman folk…

This article presented a report of an Art Education Association miniconference on culture and art education held in Taos, New Mexico. (Author/RK)

Awareness of the role which personal characteristics play in career selection means that industrial arts teachers should select teaching methods which will help students to relate "self" to various modes of operations associated with kinds of careers. Super's eight career clusters, relating personality characteristics to career selection are…

The influence of a technocratic ideology in industrial arts education was examined through a critical study of a curriculum revision project. Qualitative methods of investigation were used to analyze and critique the curriculum revision process and product. Primary emphasis was on the curriculum meetings held to discuss and plan changes in…

A case is make for the incorporation of an international dimension into the preparation of art teachers. Ways are suggested for integrating global education into a program of teacher education. Research and literature pertaining to the definition of art, the acceleration of interest in global education among art teachers, shared beliefs, student…

Art criticism has not been incorporated into the curriculum despite support of this proposal by major art educators. The traditional art program consists only of studio instruction to the exclusion of art criticism and art history. The studio background of most art educators coupled with the limited availability of art criticism curriculum options…