Integrating the arts into the general curriculum: an Australian perspective.(The Integration of the Arts into the Curriculum: Part 2. Experiences in Other Countries)

In this article, I propose to explore some of the issues that have confronted Australian arts educators in recent years and continue to generate a diverse range of views about how the arts should be organized and taught in schools. For Australian arts educators, there are two fundamental issues.

The first is concerned with the ways in which the arts, as a coherent body, form a distinct component within the curriculum. The second relates to the ways in which the arts contribute to the goals of general education. In one sense, both issues have to do with how arts education can work ...

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