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Abstract
Recommendations on how to improve the teaching and understanding of art in the schools have ranged from focusing on the creative and mental health of students (Lowenfeld, 1957) to Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) (Barkan, 1966; Eisner, 1990), and social reconstruction through art (Stuhr, 1994; Ballengee-Morris & Stuhr, 2001). In spite of all that has been proposed, art education remains widely perceived as a non-essential subject in the school curriculum. More disturbing, perhaps, is the fact that many schools do not even offer art classes at all. This article addresses these concerns by providing suggestions to enhance art education in the curriculum.
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Christopher O. Adejumo
Christopher O. Adejumo is Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Studies/Art Education in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas, Austin. E-mail: [email protected]