John Dewey and the Lessons of Art

by Philip W. Jackson

Book Overview

What do the arts have to teach us about how to live our lives? How can teachers use art's "lessons" to improve their teaching? This provocative book examines John Dewey's thinking about the arts and explores the practical implications of that thinking for educators. Philip W. Jackson draws on Art as Experience, the philosopher's only book on the subject, and less well-known observations scattered throughout Dewey's writings to consider the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300082894
• ISBN13: 9780300082890
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"