Introduction: visual culture studies.(Arts Education and Visual Culture Studies)

The articles on visual culture and art education in this issue are part of a series that will critically examine the belief that art education must radically alter its course. Such course correction is believed necessary if the young are to be prepared to live effectively in a culture that is increasingly reliant on visual imagery for information and entertainment.

The first article, by Mary Ann Stankiewicz, locates the terminology and theory of visual culture art education in a range of disciplines in higher education that are striving to become a distinct domain of inquiry. ...

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