Culture and the Arts in Education
| Author | : Ralph Alexander Smith |
| Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2006-01-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807746541 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807746547 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (547 Downloads) |
Download or read book Culture and the Arts in Education written by Ralph Alexander Smith and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2006-01-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Ralph Smith's writings provides a comprehensive overview of his extraordinary contributions to understanding the importance of aesthetics in education. These essays record his lifelong efforts to construct a defensible rationale for the arts in general education and a workable curriculum for art education in our public schools (K-16). The topics covered range from liberal education to arts education, the relationship of art, aesthetics, and aesthetic education to teaching and curriculum, the arts and the humanities, and cultural diversity.
