Children and Their Art: Art Education for Elementary and Middle Schools

1. Origins and Rationales for Art Education: Children, Art, and Society. 2. Art Education in Contemporary Classrooms: Influences, Issues, and Practices. 3. Children's Artistic Development: How Children Grow and Learn. 4. Children With Disabilities: Art for All Children. 5. Talented Children: The Nature of Artistic Giftedness. 6. Drawing: At the Heart of the Studio Experience. 7. Painting: At the Heart of the Studio Experience. 8. Sculpture and Ceramics. 9. Printmaking. 10. New Media in Art Education. 11. Design: Art Language and Application. 12. Art Criticism: From Classroom to Museum. 13. Art History: Other Times and Places. 14. Aesthetics: Philosophy in the Art Room. 15. Visual Culture in Art Education. 16. Methods for Teaching Art: Classroom Practice. 17. The Social Dimension: Collaborative Art Activities and Instructional Games. 18. Classroom Organization and Exhibition of Student Work. 19. Curriculum: Background, Planning, and Organization. 20. Assessing Student Learning and Achievement.