Art Education   

UCLID/OhioLINK

Use UCLID/OhioLINK to find resources in our collection related to art education. Search for publications using the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Art – study and teaching
Art and society
Art in Education
Artists as teachers
Curriculum planning – United States

DAAP Library also has subscriptions to many important journals (magazines) in art education and related fields. Most of the journals in the DAAP Library will provide you with theoretical as well as practical hands-on information concerning art education. Browsing the current journal collection will provide you with ideas for projects. A title search in UCLID will indicate journal location, as well as dates of available back issues. Other journals (e.g. Chronicle of Higher Education) are available online and can also be located with a title search in UCLID.

INDEXES/DATABASES

Using the periodical indexes on OhioLINK, you can search art and education sources for periodical articles on a particular subject, educator, or educational theory.

Art Abstracts, 1929 to present
Art Abstracts provides comprehensive abstracting and indexing for 313 leading international art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. This database offers broad coverage of art topics, including advertising, archaeology, crafts, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, video, film, architecture, and art history.

Education Abstracts,1983-present
Education Abstracts covers 423 core international periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks. Topics include a wide range of contemporary education issues, including government funding, instructional media, multicultural education, religious education, student counseling, competency-based, and information technology.

ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center (U.S. Dept. of Education)*
1966-present
ERIC is a distributed national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. The National Library of Education, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, supports ERIC, established in 1966.

*ERIC uses a specialized thesaurus of terms. Unless you are familiar with the thesaurus, or wish to use it, uncheck the "check keywords in thesaurus" box, which appears above the keyword search.


REFERENCE RESOURCES

DAAP Library has a large collection of specialized reference books on art, architecture, design, fashion and related topics. If you need a definition of a style or period of art, biographical information on an artist, or simply need to understand a term used in art, then you need to consult a reference book. Use the Reference Guides link from the DAAP homepage to connect to lists of reference books to help you in your research.

The DAAP Library also has access to online reference resources. These resources provide the user with the opportunity to view images as well as locate information on a particular topic.

Two very helpful online resources include:

Oxford Reference Online
Provides access to 100 Oxford dictionaries and reference works. Includes web links for further sources of information.

The Dictionary of Art Online
Provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with constant additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source.

WEB SITES

These web sites may be helpful to art educators by providing tools to be used for the development of an art curriculum and art lessons.

NAEA – National Art Education Association
<http://www.naea-reston.org/>
The NAEA is a non-profit, education organization comprised of art educators from all levels of instruction. The purpose of the NAEA is to promote art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership.

ArtsEdNet – The Getty Foundation
<http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/>
This online service developed by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, supports the needs of the K-12 arts education community – helping arts educators, general classroom teachers using the arts in their curriculum, museum educators, and university faculty involved in the arts. Covers advocacy, professional development, curriculum development, and theory development (advocating the use of discipline-based art education).

Association for the Advancement for the Arts
<www.aaae.org/>
This association aids educators in learning how to use the arts to teach social studies, science, math, and language arts. The educator will be able to incorporate the arts into the core curriculum, allowing students to explore aspects of life around them in new ways. Also provides information on professional development opportunities as well as lesson plans and an artist guide.

SERIALS AND PRINT RESOURCES

The DAAP Library subscribes to several serial publications, which are of interest to art educators. These publications offer educators a variety of resources, from discussion of art education theory to activities for the classroom.

Art Education (Journal of the National Art Education Association)
Provides articles on teaching techniques, as well as philosophies. Also contains information on educational resources that are available for purchase.

Arts & Activities
Provides activities related to, or drawing from, techniques, artists, and subject matter. Includes instruction on how to present lessons to a class, as well as how to fit the lessons into the curriculum.

Arts Education Policy Review
This journal is a forum for the discussion of policy issues. It presents analyses and recommendations concerning arts teaching from pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Articles address current as well as resurfacing issues in arts education. This journal does not promote individuals, methods, or products.

School Arts
This publication provides art-related activities as well as editorials from other readers. It also includes a section devoted to obtaining certain types of supplies, such as paints or brushes.

Studies in Art Education
This is a journal of research and issues. It explores theoretical and practical aspects of art criticism, artistic growth, curriculum and learning, program evaluation, and other educational dimensions of the visual arts.

Laura Chapman Resources
The Laura Chapman Resources are a variety of educational resources and tools including transparencies, posters, art reproductions, and assessment masters. The purpose of these materials is to aid art educators in the creation of lesson plans and an art curriculum. Most Laura Chapman resources are found in the Curriculum Resources Center, but some are on reserve in the DAAP Library.

 

   


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