Combining accepted ideas about art, children, and schooling, the author tells the story of art education practice a century ago. Readers will gain insights into

Arthur Efland puts current debate and concerns in a well-researched historical perspective. He examines the institutional settings of art education throughout W

Recent debates on the place of the arts in American life has refocused attention on art education in schools. In this book, the author puts current debate and c

Providing a distillation of knowledge in the various disciplines of arts education (dance, drama, music, literature and poetry and visual arts), this essential

This Handbook provides a practical, straightforward guide to the theory and practice of discipline-based art education. This comprehensive approach to art educa