During her career as a public university teaching assistant, Ting Fang (Claire) Chien observed many students who were not enrolled in an art degree program ("non-art-major students") struggle with studio art projects. As a result, she developed the Daily Life Object Project (DLOP) to show these students that art is connected to and…

Summarizes the history, nature, and scope of the Chicago Visual Library, a major micropublishing program in the fine arts. (Author)

This report surveys projects involving the arts funded under the ESEA Title III Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program between January 1966 and July 1967. Over 20 percent of the projects funded during this period, 226 of over 1300, included at least one of the arts as a component. The survey covers planning projects,…

The article describes the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a public secondary school offering, in addition to basic academics, intensive training in the areas of music, dance, drama, creative writing, and visual arts to talented and motivated junior and senior high school students in Birmingham. (Author/DLS)

The Task Force on Children's Learning and the Arts: Birth to Age Eight guides the development of arts-based early childhood programs and resources, and links the arts to the literacy of young children. This document presents examples of activities, programs, research, and resources that exemplify each of three guiding principles related to: the…

This final report describes the objectives, the evaluation design, and the findings of a project which provided training and support to elementary teachers to enable them to integrate drama, dance/movement, visual arts, and music into their daily academic programs. The project had two main components carried out by an arts team with members…

This first volume of a proposed series is an overview of Phase One of the Central Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory (CAREL) Arts and Humanities Curriculum Development Program for Young Children. Goals of CAREL were to develop (1) five components of the arts and humanities: visual arts, dance, literature, music, and theatre for kindergarten…

This book takes a detailed look at current knowledge as basis for assessment policy; describes arts education assessment currently being developed or implemented; and proposes policy directions. The book is organized in 7 chapters: (1) "What Standards and Assessment Can Do for Arts Education" brings together statements advocating standards and…

This report describes the programs and activities developed and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts during 1971-1972. The organizational framework of the Arts Endowment in the federal government is outlined as foundation for detailed discussion of twelve programs of the arts Endowment. These chapters include descriptions of programs…

Research from the Kaleidoscope Preschool Arts Enrichment Program, developed by Philadelphia's Settlement Music School, shows that the arts prepare children for further learning. Initiated in 1990, Kaleidoscope provides young inner-city children with full-day instruction three or four times weekly in visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Students…

Summaries of federal programs in the arts and humanities that are of interest to colleges and universities are presented in this guide. Programs for institutions and programs for individuals are sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Office of Education, the Smithsonian Institution, the…

An examination of 25 art programs funded at least partly by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare funds throughout the United States is presented. Programs were nominated by professional organizations and 25 sites were selected and visited by project members. The document is presented in four chapters. Chapter I discusses some major…

The document describes and evaluates an arts education project at an elementary school in Belmont, California. Developed by nine arts educators under a grant from the California Arts Council, the project presented units in dance, drama, music, and visual arts to pupils in grades 4-6. Objectives include demonstration by students of basic competency…

This is the third review of higher education visual and performing arts programs in the state of Florida. The report is based on descriptive and self-evaluative reports and videotapes provided by each of the nine universities in the state system (the University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida A & M University, University of South…