New Directions in Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts

Description

Introduces the Studio Thinking Framework, which goes beneath the surface of visual arts education to discover what underlying cognitive and social skills are imparted to students when the arts are taught well.
Illustrates the Studio Thinking Framework through the voices of teachers, photographs of students at work, and samples of art projects in different media.
Suggests how teachers in all subjects can incorporate critique sessions in their classes to promote public, shared reflection and ongoing formative assessment.
Offers researchers a tool to develop and test hypotheses about precisely which kinds of instruction lead to various desired outcomes