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.)  RM65.21 080774834X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art--Study and teaching--United States<br/>Art and society--United States