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BL
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701675
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b523864
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| Main Entry
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Efland, Arthur,1929-
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| Title & Author
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Art and cognition : : integrating the visual arts in the curriculum /\ Arthur D. Efland.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Teachers College Press ;Reston, VA :: National Art Education Association,, c2002.
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xii, 201 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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080774218X (paper : alk. paper)
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: 0807742198 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780807742181 (paper : alk. paper)
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: 9780807742198 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index.
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| Contents
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The uneasy connection between art and psychology -- Artistic development in cognitive developmental theories -- The cognitive revolution and conceptions of learning -- Cognitive flexibility theory and learning in the arts -- Obstacles to art learning and their assessment -- Imagination in cognition -- The arts and cognition : a cognitive argument for the arts.
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| Abstract
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"This in-depth text ... not only sheds light on the problems inhibiting art education, but also demonstrates how art contributes to the overall development of the mind ... Describes how the arts can be used to develop cognitive ability in children; identifies implications for art curricula, teaching practices, and the reform of general education"--http://www.naea-reston.org/publications-list.html.
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Art-- Psychology.
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Art-- Study and teaching-- United States.
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Cognitive learning-- United States.
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Curriculum planning-- United States.
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| LC Classification
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N353.E34 2002
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