Considers the impact of testing on art education if it is conducted as a means to legitimate art studies. Concludes that some new art programs may be buying into a system that has produced an educational structure which alienates young people. Concludes that testing will contribute to lower levels of cognition. (GEA)

Despite calls for change and numerous proposed alternatives, art education remains committed to the studio model. The retention of the status quo may be related to the economics of art studio materials and especially to the extensive advertising of art supply companies in art teachers' journals. (Author/IS)

Addresses the role of art education research, postulating that an adequate research base is needed in order to make constructive decisions pertaining to art education. Discusses research trends, sociopolitical nature of research, suggestions for further research, and deficiencies in art education. (GG)

Presents a review of developments in aesthetic education and discipline-based education and their impact on art education. Asserts that current trends and events suggest that major changes in art education could occur. Concludes that standardized testing of art learning is one possible result. (CFR)

Suggests that change in art education will be brought about by the initiation of discipline-based art education (DBAE), the wide support given to proposals for programmatic and systemic change, and changing world views. Characterizes DBAE as part of modernity, and contends that a postmodern world needs a more subjective art education curriculum.…