Readings in Primary Art Education
Readings in Primary Art Education (Book)
This book focuses on the challenges of and approaches to teaching art to primary-school students. It gathers the work of scholars in the field and provides a framework for developing methods of teaching. Capturing the issues and debates that are shaping both curricula and practice, it is a key starting point for anyone involved in art education.
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With approximately 16,000 students beginning primary teacher education in the UK each year, and each of those being expected to teach art and design, this pioneering volume provides a renewed emphasis on ideas, issues and research in art and design education in the primary and early years phases. It gathers together work from internationally recognised authors, providing a critical framework to underpin current and developing practice in primary art and design education in the UK and worldwide.Through in-depth exploration of debates that have taken place worldwide amongst art educators, it provides a critical framework to underpin current and developing practice. Herne’s edited collection is a welcome addition to art and design education and will be of interest to all those involved in primary art and design education, whether teachers, trainees, post-graduate students or academics.
Steve Herne is a senior lecturer in art in education at Goldsmiths, University of London. Sue Cox is a senior lecturer in the School of Education and Life-Long Learning at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Robert Watts is a senior lecturer in art and design education at Roehampton University.
