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S/EC/80. Approaches to children's Arts education in primary and secondary school

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DATE:
2009
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The paper looks at the fundamental part of children's Arts education, i.e. the appreciation of Arts, reviewing the definitions of Arts, examining the contents of art appreciation within the 3-12 curriculum and the 5-14 Expressive Arts National Guidelines, and discussing approaches to art appreciation through other subjects, i.e. Physical Education and Music Education. The role of teachers in modelling children's' aesthetic attitudes is highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: Teaching, Expressive Arts, Physical Education, Music Education, children, aesthetic,