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Curtiss, Deborah – 1982
There is a need for artists and for art educators to know about current research into different ways of thinking pertinent to both the creation and perception of art. Brain hemispheric research has stimulated new ideas about teaching processes that nurture spatial thinking and bring a positive new force to the studio and classroom. An introduction…
Descriptors: Art Education, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes

Hoffa, Harlan – Design for Arts in Education, 1989
Examines the relationship between art and technology by discussing the impact of television. Describes this relationship from five different perspectives. Suggests that it remains to be seen whether technology will replace the printed page and lead to a more visually and aurally receptive state. (KO)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences

Vannatta, Bonnie – Art Education, 1979
It is suggested that the right hemisphere of the brain--the creative, visual, imaginative--is being ignored in today's classroom, and ways of correcting this are presented. It is in this way that humanistic qualities may be established in existing curriculum. (KC)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes

Youngblood, Michael S. – Studies in Art Education, 1983
Popular beliefs and research on modes of thinking among artists and scientists promote the idea that artists are motivated primarily by emotion and intuition, while scientists are stimulated primarily by logic and reason. This dichotomy and its implications for art education are discussed and criticized. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development