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Lymer, Gustav – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2009
This study provides an account of how architectural competencies are made visible in the work of critique in architectural education. It shows how critics enact a set of disciplined visual practices through which architectural qualities of proposed buildings become available for competent remark. Particularly prominent among these practices is the…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Architecture, Educational Practices, Art Criticism
Wildman, Jul; Schumacher, Leni – 1997
Organized in eight chapters, this interdisciplinary resource packet highlights the relationship between art and archaeology. Chapter 1 presents the vocabulary and several introductory activities that prepare students to participate in the subsequent chapters. These chapters focus on (2) "Lascaux Cave Paintings"; (3) "Life Along the…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Archaeology, Art, Art Education
McKoski, David – 2000
The Water in Africa Project was realized over a 2-year period by a team of Peace Corps volunteers. As part of an expanded, detailed design, resources were collected from over 90 volunteers serving in African countries, photos and stories were prepared, and standards-based learning units were created for K-12 students. This unit,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Critical Viewing, Curriculum Enrichment, Environmental Education
Durbin, Gail; And Others – 1990
Objects are one way of understanding the world. This teacher's guide offers a method of analyzing objects that, once understood, can be applied in the classroom, on site, or in museums and galleries. Focus is upon artifacts rather than natural objects. Cross-curricular applications and teaching techniques are given. Sample exercises, discussion…
Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
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Duncum, Paul – Australian Art Education, 1996
Advocates reconceptualizing visual arts as a core subject embodying key elements of experiential learning and critical thinking through an interdisciplinary approach. Illustrates this approach with a discussion of the interconnected issues surrounding family snapshots (social history, aesthetics, technological advancement). Discusses issues of…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Expression