Cultural Literacy and Arts Education.CULTURAL LITERACY AND ARTS EDUCATION. Ralph A. Smith, ed. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press The University of Illinois Press (UIP), is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois. Overview According to the UIP's website: , 1991. 171pp., softbound soft·bound adj. Not bound between hard covers: softbound books. . $11.95. This book could be subtitled "twelve responses to the manifesto of E.D. Hirsch, Jr." Art educator and aesthetician aes·the·ti·cian or es·the·ti·cian n. 1. One versed in the theory of beauty and artistic expression. 2. One skilled in giving facials, manicures, pedicures, and other beauty treatments. Ralph Smith has invited essays that address the role of the arts in replying to Hirsch's concern about the lack of back ground knowledge prerequisite for functioning effectively in contemporary society (note preceding review). The essayists, including Harry Broudy, Francis Sparshott, Clifton Olds, Marcia Muelder Eaton, Ronald Berman and Michael Parsons, present ideas that explore, extent, extol ex·tol also ex·toll tr.v. ex·tolled also ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling also ex·toll·ing, ex·tols also ex·tolls To praise highly; exalt. See Synonyms at praise. and/or disdain Hirsch's beliefs as they relate to arts education. A number of insightful questions are raised, and some new ground is plowed in examining alternative definitions of cultural literacy. An interesting compendium of ideas surrounding one of the most discussed topics in education today. |
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