Nothing will kill the value of historical research more readily than a trendy, purposelessness, and careless methodology. Suggestions offered aim to give pause to future historical researchers so that they may reflect about what aspects of art they choose to study. (RM)

One source of materials for art education historical research, which has barely been tapped in the United States, is ephemera, casual bits of handwritten and printed paper used in daily life. These circulated images and documents convey actual practices, commitments, and attitudes of people. (IS)

Tracing the changing concept of child art from the theories of Rousseau to the present, the author expounds the view that the interpretation of child art and the content of art education are functions of the social issues surrounding adult art in a given culture. (Author/SJL)