The Penn State Seminar in art education is often thought to have been a major event in the field although its significance is not clear from the literature. This study was intended to increase our understanding of it through the collection and analysis of a new body of original testimony. Through the technique of oral history, interviews of people involved in the Seminar were recorded, transcribed, and then edited and approved by the contributors for inclusion in the study. These approved transcripts formed the basis of a summary of events which was then used to develop an analysis from which conclusions were drawn. / The Seminar developed from a confluence of agendas for stimulating scholarship in art education. Such scholarship was important at the time because of (a) the growth of the university model of higher education, which stressed research as a means to secure status and advancement for those involved in teacher preparation; and (b) the curricular changes in other fields which appeared to be models for similar change in art education. The two major participating institutions, Penn State and Ohio State Universities represented different orientations to scholarship and different areas of concern which are reflected in the structure of the Seminar. Individuals' ambitions and rivalries had a great impact on the Seminar. / The Seminar had little effect on teaching in the schools although it had some effect on other major projects which may now be having an impact on teaching. Teacher education was viewed as more important than curriculum reform. The subsequent rise of the idea of discipline-based art education is associated with its advocacy at the Seminar. The Seminar helped to integrate research into art education. Its major consequences were the stimulation of research and the reinforcement given to people with an interest in scholarship. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-12, Section: A, page: 4271. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75992 |
| Contributors | STEWART, JAMES NOBLE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 440 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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