Rethinking Critical Thinking and Its Role in Art Museum Education

Autor/in	Hubard, Olga
Titel	Rethinking Critical Thinking and Its Role in Art Museum Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Aesthetic Education, 45 (2011) 3, S.15-21 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8510
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Museums; Arts Centers; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Nonschool Educational Programs; Art Education; Inquiry; Active Learning; Advocacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Aktives Lernen; Sozialanwaltschaft
Abstract	Meaningful interactions with works of art are often absent from education. Across the country, art museums are intent on changing this situation. But to incorporate art viewing into an educational milieu that does not value art, art museum educators are constantly forced to justify the educational value of their programs. One common argument to substantiate the worth of art viewing is that it promotes critical thinking. In fact, several museums across the United States assert that the goal of their education programs is precisely to foster critical thinking in students. These assertions are aligned with a growing body of research that proves that encounters with works of art can help develop skills associated with critical thinking. The link between certain art viewing programs and the development of particular critical thinking skills is thus unquestionable. This said, it is one thing to recognize this link and quite another to say that art viewing matters because it fosters critical thinking skills. In this essay, the author will critique the notion that the purpose and contribution of art museum education is to develop discrete critical thinking skills in students. She will articulate several problems inherent to this idea and conclude by inviting museum educators to embrace a broader vision of their work. (Contains 20 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10