Art and Cognition : Integrating the Visual Arts in the Curriculum

Efland, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0807742198 / ISBN 13: 9780807742198

Published by Teachers College Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Art and Cognition : Integrating the Visual Arts in the Curriculum
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807742198
• ISBN 13: 9780807742198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

An examination of the cognitive implications of education in the arts to see how, or whether, individuals can develop their powers of thought more fully through widening their understanding of the arts. The author discusses three problems that can affect the status of arts within the classroom.

About the Author

Arthur D. Efland is Professor Emeritus, Department of Art Education, The Ohio State University, and is also the author of A History of Art Education: Intellectual and Social Currents in Teaching the Visual Arts (Teachers College Press) .