Arts Education as a Catalyst to Diverse Approaches to Multicultural Education / Joe E. Jacobo.

This paper advocates music and other arts as offering a unique course to both the celebration of cultural diversity and the pursuit for those human, unifying factors that may keep society together. Sections of the paper include an introduction, a historical perspective on the value of the arts and h...

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Main Author: Jacobo, Joe E.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
Subjects:
Art.
Art Education.
Cultural Activities.
Cultural Education.
Cultural Pluralism.
Educational Change.
Fine Arts.
Humanities.
Multicultural Education.
Information Analyses.
Opinion Papers.
Genre:
Information Analyses.
Opinion Papers.
Physical Description:9 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This paper advocates music and other arts as offering a unique course to both the celebration of cultural diversity and the pursuit for those human, unifying factors that may keep society together. Sections of the paper include an introduction, a historical perspective on the value of the arts and humanity, and a conclusion related to how equity and access for all students can be gained through arts education. Examples are presented of how cutting arts programs from the curriculum as a money-saving strategy can lead to impoverishment of the human spirit. Similar examples are presented of how enhancing the arts curriculum has led to increases of a sense of community and academic achievement in students. (EH)
Note:Microform.
Call Number:ED425103 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.