Arts Books

New and Published Books – Page 3

21. Art in the Early Years

    By Kristen Ali Eglinton

    For all involved in teaching young children, this timely book offers the necessary tool with which to develop a broad, creative and inspirational visual arts programme. Presented in two parts, this text covers both theoretical and practical angles: part one investigates contemporary early...

    Published July 23rd 2003 by Routledge
22. Against the Flow

    Education, the Art and Postmodern Culture

    By Peter Abbs

    At once provocative and inspiring, Against the Flow is a work of polemic from an internationally respected writer and thinker on arts education. Peter Abbs argues that contemporary education ignores the aesthetic and ethical as a result of being in thrall to such forces as the market economy and...

    Published June 4th 2003 by Routledge
23. Issues in Art and Design Teaching

    Edited by Nicholas Addison, Lesley Burgess

    Series: Issues in Teaching Series

    Issues in Art and Design Teaching draws together a range of pedagogical and ethical issues for trainee and newly qualified teachers of art and design, and their mentors in art and design education. Arguing for a critical approach to the art and design curriculum, the collection encourages students...

    Published March 12th 2003 by Routledge
24. Teaching Art to Young Children 4-9

    2nd Edition

    By Rob Barnes

    This second edition of a classic and popular book includes new chapters, figures and colour plates. The book blends practical ideas with sound principles of art education. For the teacher or trainee-teacher looking for ideas, there are plenty of tested classroom examples. For those looking for firm...

    Published April 24th 2002 by Routledge
25. Renaissance in the Classroom

    Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning

    Edited by Gail E. Burnaford, Arnold Aprill, Cynthia Weiss

    This book invites readers to consider the possibilities for learning and growth when artists and arts educators come into a classroom and work with teachers to engage students in drama, dance, visual art, music, and media arts. It is a nuts-and-bolts guide to arts integration, across the curriculum...

    Published February 28th 2001 by Routledge
26. Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School

    A Companion to School Experience

    Edited by Nicholas Addison, Lesley Burgess

    Series: Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series

    Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School advocates art, craft and design as useful, critical, transforming, and therefore fundamental to a plural society. It offers a conceptual and practical framework for understanding the diverse nature of art and design in education at KS3 and...

    Published March 8th 2000 by Routledge
27. Young People, Creativity and New Technologies

    The Challenge of Digital Arts

    Edited by Dr Julian Sefton-Green, Julian Sefton-Green

    What is the creative potential of the new technologies? How can computers create new possibilities for artistic and creative work in education?Young People, Creativity and New Technologies describes ways in which ICTs (Information Communication Technologies) can produce new possibilities for...

    Published May 26th 1999 by Routledge
28. Mind in Art

    Cognitive Foundations in Art Education

    By Charles M. Dorn

    This book is for the reader who believes that thinking about and making art is intelligent behavior and that art as a subject in the K-12 school curriculum should not be used as an alibi for other curricular objectives. It examines and makes explicit those cognitive behaviors normally associated...

    Published January 31st 1999 by Routledge
29. Coordinating Art Across the Primary School

    By Robert Clement, Judith Piotrowski, Ivy Roberts

    Series: Subject Leaders' Handbooks

    Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co-ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.; There...

    Published August 6th 1998 by Routledge
30. Postmodern Dilemmas

    Outrageous Essays in Art&art Education

    By jan jagodzinski

    Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

    In Postmodern Dilemmas: Outrageous Essays in Art&Art Education and Pun(k) Deconstruction: Experimental Writings in Art&Art Education, jan jagodzinski presents a series of essays covering a timespan of approximately ten years. These essays chart the theory and practice of art&art education as it...

    Published July 31st 1997 by Routledge