Looking Back: Editors Selections from 50 Years of Studies in Art Education Book

This collection of favorite articles selected by the Senior Editors of Studies in Art Education celebrates the 50th anniversary of the journal. It commemorates the beginnings of research and theory development in the field of art education, highlighting significant professional developments in research methodologies and critiques applied to themes that have evolved over the past five decades: creative intelligence, feminist art education, multiculturalism, interdisciplinarity, visual culture, and digital visual culture. Reprinted articles by notable art educators including Elliot Eisner, Viktor Lowenfeld, Vincent Lanier, Paul Duncum, Graeme Chalmers, and many more, are introduced by respected contemporary authors that include Jerome Hausman, Laura Chapman, Terry Barrett, Doug Blandy, Kristin Congdon, and others. Editor Kerry Freedman provides an overview that points to the future of research and theory in art education. Looking Back is a must-read for art education researchers, higher ed faculty and their students, and preservice teachers as they address emergent issues that guide today's practice.