This comprehensive resource for teaching art to children combines the latest thinking about the teaching of art with focus on providing a balanced art program. The authors provide all of the information necessary to plan, execute, and evaluate a successful program for both classroom and art teachers. The material is presented in a clear and understandable manner and is appropriate for undergraduates.

PART I: FOUNDATIONS AND GOALS FOR ART EDUCATION.
1. Foundations of Art Education: Children, Art and Society.
2. Art Education in Contemporary Classrooms: Issues and Practices.

PART II: CHILDREN AS LEARNERS.
3. Children's Artistic Development: How Children Grow and Learn.
4. Children with Special Needs: Art for All Children.
5. Talented Children: The Nature of Artistic Giftedness.

PART III: CONTENT OF ART.
6. Drawing: At the Heart of the Studio Experience I.
7. Painting: At the Heart of the Studio Experience II.
8. Sculpture, Ceramics, and Other Three-Dimensional Art Forms.
9. Printmaking. 10. Newer Media: Ideas and Earthworks: Computers to Lasers.
11. Design: Art Language and Application.
12. Art Criticism: From Classroom to Museum.
13. Art History: Other Times and Places.
14. Aesthetics: Philosophy in the Art Room.

PART IV: INSTRUCTION.
15. Methods for Teaching Art: Classroom Practice.
16. The Social Dimension: Collaborative Art Activities and Instructional Games.

PART V: CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT.
17. Curriculum: Background, Planning, and Organization.
18. Classroom Organization and Display of Student Work.
19. Assessing Student Progress and Program Effectiveness.

APPENDIXES:
A. A Historical Framework for Art Education: Dates, Personalities, Publications, and Events.
B. Professional Responsibility and Professional Associations.
C. Art Teaching and Learning Resources.
Safer Materials for Elementary School Art.
Index.
Credit List.