1st Edition

Arts Education and Literacies

Edited By Amy Petersen Jensen, Roni Jo Draper Copyright 2015
236 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

In a struggling global economy, education is focused on core subjects such as language arts and mathematics, and the development of technological and career-readiness skills. Arts education has not been a central focus of education reform movements in the United States, and none of the current education standards frameworks deeply address the processes, texts and literacies that are inherent to... Read more

Part I: Creating: The Conceiving and Development of New Artistic Ideas and Work Part II: Performing/Presenting/Producing: The Realization and Presentation of an Artistic Work Part III: Responding: Thoughtful Interaction With Artistic Ideas and Work Part IV: Connecting: The Relating of Artistic Ideas and Work with Personal or Contextual Meanings and Knowledge

Biography

Amy Peterson Jensen is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Theatre and Media Arts Department at Brigham Young University, USA.

Roni Jo Draper is Professor of Teacher Education at Brigham Young University, USA.