Toward a Sensible Education: Inquiring into the Role of the Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education.

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Title: Toward a Sensible Education: Inquiring into the Role of the Visual Arts in Early Childhood Education.
Language: English
Authors: Baker, David W.
Source: Visual Arts Research. Fall 1994 20(2):92-104.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 1994
Intended Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Document Type: Information Analyses
Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Classroom Techniques, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Individual Development, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Nursery Schools, Parent Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Visual Arts
Geographic Terms: Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
ISSN: 0736-0770
Abstract: Reports on research with preschool caregivers, primary grade teachers, and home caregivers of 605 young children on the role the visual arts play in early childhood education. Finds that parents and personnel at day care centers and nursery schools were sensitive to, and positive about, the role and significance of visual arts. (CFR)
Entry Date: 1996
Accession Number: EJ514168
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Reports on research with preschool caregivers, primary grade teachers, and home caregivers of 605 young children on the role the visual arts play in early childhood education. Finds that parents and personnel at day care centers and nursery schools were sensitive to, and positive about, the role and significance of visual arts. (CFR)
ISSN:0736-0770