TY - BOOK AU - Davis,Jessica Hoffmann TI - Why our schools need the arts SN - 9780807748343 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - LB1591.5.U57 D38 2008 U1 - 700.71 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Teachers College Press KW - Art KW - Study and teaching KW - United States KW - Art and society N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -