Why our schools need the arts
By: Jessica Hoffmann Davis
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780807748343
Subjects: Art -- Study and teaching -- United States; Art and society -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The lay of the land. Prelude : what's the difference between science and art?  Examples of the arts in education. Responding to objections to the arts in education : lessons from out of school; title: The case for the arts in education. Prelude : why must we justify the arts in terms of non-arts learning? Introducing unique features of the arts and what students learn; title: Advocating for the arts in education. Prelude : might failure work as a platform for arts in education advocacy? What counts as advocacy. Practical challenges. Advocacy don'ts and do's; title: With an eye to the future. Prelude : on painting with a young child. In sum