Principles and practice of Art in Education I

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. understand the philosophical foundations of art education; 2. locate the value of art teaching in a culture; 3. understand the contribution of philosophers of art education; and 4. understand the guiding principles of art education.

This course appertains to philosophical concepts in Art Education, included are frontiers of experimentalist philosophy in education, pragmatic approach to learning, experience and nature, as seen in the thoughts of John Dewey and his followers, Marion Richardson concept of aesthetic education of the child and the place of art in the general education of the child, Gestalt theory of perception and general perception theories, Viktor Lowenfeld’s theory of art as process counterpointed by art education for art production and other art education concepts concerning art and democracy of thought and experience.