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To The Ages Of Ages: Reconceptualizing High School Art History Curriculum, Amy Bergh
To The Ages Of Ages: Reconceptualizing High School Art History Curriculum, Amy Bergh
Theses and Dissertations
Through this curriculum study, I explored the application of ideas found within contemporary art education to a course of traditional secondary art history. These contemporary art education ideas included: visual culture instruction, interdisciplinary instruction, contemporary art instruction, curriculum development, the use of enduring ideas, and the inclusion of a variety of perspectives based on gender and ethnicity. Through these art education ideas, a new curriculum was formed, that pushed both the students and the teacher toward a more inclusive art history course that made real connections for students and allowed students to be active members in their own learning. Instruction …