by SueCox (Author), RobertWatts (Author), SteveHerne (Author)
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, it provides a critical framework to underpin current practice. This 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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 10 Aug 2010
ISBN 10: 1841502421
ISBN 13: 9781841502427
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.