A History of Art Education

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Teachers College Press, 1990 - Art - 321 pages

Arthur Efland puts current debate and concerns in a well-researched historical perspective. He examines the institutional settings of art education throughout Western history, the social forces that have shaped it, and the evolution and impact of alternate streams of influence on present practice.A History of Art Education is the first book to treat the visual arts in relation to developments in general education. Particular emphasis is placed on the 19th and 20th centuries and on the social context that has affected our concept of art today. This book will be useful as a main text in history of art education courses, as a supplemental text in courses in art education methods and history of education, and as a valuable resource for students, professors, and researchers.

“The book should become a standard reference tool for art educators at all levels of the field.”
—The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

“Efland has filled a gap in historical research on art education and made an important contribution to scholarship in the field.”
—Studies in Art Education

 

Contents

Preface
Western Origins of Art Education
The Visual Arts and the Industrial Revolution
The Invention of Common School
The Stream of Romantic Idealism in Art Education
Social Darwinism and the Quest for Beauty
The Expressionist and Reconstructionist Streams
Art Education from World War II to the Present
Notes
References
Index
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