188 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Beauty is something we value instinctively. We find it in art and in nature, in words, images and ideas, seeking it through our senses and through our intellect, in others and in ourselves. This book seeks to re-awaken educators to the power of beauty as an educational concept, to its relevance for schools and the current needs of students and teachers. Drawing upon a range of practical examples,... Read more
1. Seeking Beauty in Education 2. The Meanings of Beauty: A Brief History 3. Beauty as Educational Experience 4. Beauty, Education and the Good Society 5. Beauty and Creativity: Examples from an Arts Curriculum 6. Beauty in Science and Maths Education 7. Awakening Beauty in Education
Biography
Joe Winston is a Reader in Drama and Theatre Education at the University of Warwick.
"…[A] splendid little book…Its author is dauntingly sincere, wide open but well armed with intelligence and deep reading and his own unmistakable goodness of disposition."--Fred Inglis, Times Higher Education Supplement, April 2010
