A Challenge for Art Education. Reprints the 1954 article as a representative example of thinking about art education during the 1950s. Defines the world as an uncertain and challenging place well served by the evaluative and creative-thinking characteristic of art education. Argues for a closer synthesis of studio art and art history courses. Computer technology, however, has become simultaneously more sophisticated in its application and more simplified in its use.
Computers can now serve as viable and productive components of an art education curriculum.
A 10-item bibliography of references and resources within the ERIC system is included. Contributions to the Study of Education, Number 67. Contains approximately 20 pages of references and an index. Offers a warning against an over-reliance on computers as educational tools. Notes that the relative isolation inherent in computer use combined with the superficial nature of its information can cause more harm than good.