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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816741303321

Titolo

Handbook of research and policy in art education / / edited by Elliot W. Eisner, Michael D. Day

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : National Art Education Association : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-61230-7

1-135-61231-5

1-282-32091-2

9786612320910

1-4106-0993-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (888 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DayMichael D

EisnerElliot W

Disciplina

707/.1/073

Soggetti

Art - Study and teaching - North America - History

Art - Study and teaching - North America - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education; I: Historical Currents in Art Education; II: Policy Perspectives Impacting the Teaching of Art; III: Learning in the Visual Arts; IV: Teaching and Teacher Education; V: Forms of Assessment in Art Education; VI: Emerging Visions of the Field; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education marks a milestone in the field of art education. Sponsored by the National Art Education Association and assembled by an internationally known group of art educators, this 36-chapter handbook provides an overview of the remarkable progress that has characterized this field in recent decades. Organized into six sections, it profiles and integrates the following elements of this rapidly emerging field: history, policy, learning, curriculum and instruction, assessment, and competing perspectives. Because the scholarly foundations of art