Understanding Art Education: Engaging Reflexively with Practice (Teaching School Subjects 11-19)

What is distinctive about art and design as a subject in secondary schools?What contribution does it make to the wider curriculum?How can art and design develop the agency of young people?Understanding Art Education examines the theory and practice of helping young people learn in and beyond the secondary classroom.It provides guidance and stimulation for ways of thinking about art and design when preparing to teach and provides a framework within which teachers can locate their own experiences and beliefs.Designed to complement the core textbook Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School, which offers pragmatic approaches for trainee and newly-qualified teachers, this book suggests ways in which art and design teachers can engage reflexively with their continuing practice.Experts in the field explore: The histories of art and design education and their relationship to wider social and cultural developments Creativity as a foundation for learning Engaging with contemporar