Davis, Jessica Hoffmann,  1943- <br/><br/>
Why our schools need the arts / 
Jessica Hoffmann Davis. 
 - New York :  Teachers College Press,  c2008. 
 - ix, 150 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The lay of the land. Prelude : what's the difference between science and art?  Examples of the arts in education. Responding to objections to the arts in education : lessons from out of school -- The case for the arts in education. Prelude : why must we justify the arts in terms of non-arts learning? Introducing unique features of the arts and what students learn -- Advocating for the arts in education. Prelude : might failure work as a platform for arts in education advocacy? What counts as advocacy. Practical challenges. Advocacy don'ts and do's -- With an eye to the future. Prelude : on painting with a young child. In sum. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780807748343 (pbk. : alk. paper) 080774834X (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007028597 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art--Study and teaching--United States.<br/>Art and society--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1591.5.U57  / D38 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>700.71