Arts and the Creation of Mind

Name: Arts and the Creation of Mind
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ISBN: 9780300095234

ISBN-10: 0300095236

ISBN-13: 9780300095234

Edition: 2002

Authors: Elliot W. Eisner

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Although the arts are often thought to be closer to the rim of education than to its core, they are - surprisingly - critically important means for developing complex and subtle aspects of the mind, argues Elliot Eisner in this book.

Book details

List price: $40.50
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10/11/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Role of the Arts in Transforming Consciousness



Visions and Versions of Arts Education



Teaching the Visual Arts



What the Arts Teach and How It Shows



Describing Learning in the Visual Arts



The Centrality of Curriculum and the Function of Standards



The Educational Uses of Assessment and Evaluation in the Arts



What Education Can Learn from the Arts



An Agenda for Research in Arts Education



Summary and Significance


Notes


Index