Advancing "Media Arts" Education in "Visual Arts" Classrooms: Addressing Policy Ambiguities and Gaps in Art Teacher Preparation

Autor/inn/en	Bequette, James W.; Brennan, Colleen
Titel	Advancing "Media Arts" Education in "Visual Arts" Classrooms: Addressing Policy Ambiguities and Gaps in Art Teacher Preparation
Quelle	In: Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 49 (2008) 4, S.328-342 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-3541
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Visual Arts; Art Education; Familiarity; Aesthetic Education; Academic Standards; Art Teachers; Teacher Education Programs; Theory Practice Relationship; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Educational Policy; Popular Culture; State Standards; Educational Development; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Optische Gestaltung; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Ästhetische Bildung; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Popkultur; Bildungsentwicklung
Abstract	Since the mid-1980s, arts policymakers in Minnesota have positioned "media arts"--defined as the "study and practice of examining human communication through photography, film or video, audio, computer or digital arts, and interactive media"--within the realm of aesthetic education and considered it one of six arts areas. This article explores the historic policy decisions that led to the nation's first academic standards in media arts education. We argue that implementation of these benchmarks in state public schools has been hampered by inservice and preservice art teachers' lack of familiarity with the theory and practice of media arts education. To that end, we propose initiatives that (1) develop an "add-on" certificate program in "media arts" for licensed arts teachers; and (2) require media arts coursework for preservice teachers seeking admission to art education licensure programs. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Art Education Association. 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 703-860-8000; Fax: 703-860-2960; Web site: http://www.NAEA-Reston.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10