Debates in art and design education / [edited by] Nicholas Addison, Lesley Burgess. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - 221 p.: 24 cm. - The debates in subject teaching series .

Includes index.

"Debates in Art and Design Teaching encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in Art and Design teaching and education. It introduces key issues, concepts and tensions in order to help you develop a critical approach and respond to the changing fields of education and visual culture. Accessible, comprehensive chapters will stimulate thinking and understanding in relation to theory and practice, and help you to reach your own informed judgements and argue your point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. With contributions from expert teachers and artists, who consider their own experience in a wide range of issues, key debates covered include: - The latest policy and initiatives in primary and secondary art education - The concepts, skills and dispositions that can be developed through art education - Tensions inherent in developing the inclusive Art and Design classroom - Partnerships across the visual arts sector - Creativity in the Art and Design curriculum - Visual art and globalisation - Digital technologies for the art classroom - Effective assessment - Combatting the demise of 'Design'. Debates in Art and Design Teaching is for all student and practising teachers interested in furthering their understanding of this exciting, ever-changing field, and supports teachers in articulating how Art and Design is a vital, engaging and necessary part of the 21st century curriculum. It includes carefully annotated further reading and reflective questions to help shape your own research and writing, and provides an essential introduction to critical thinking and contemporary debate"--

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Art--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain.
Design--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain.
EDUCATION / General.
EDUCATION / Secondary.
EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities.

N365 G7 / D43 2012

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