Women, Art, and Education.

Overview & Synopsis

Sex equity issues and efforts in art and art education are examined in five major focus areas: (1) "Matters of Conscious and Consciousness" deals with problematic relationships between women, art and education. (2) "Matters of Protest and Progress" explores the sex equity progress made in art and education. (3) "Matters of Herstory and Heritage" looks at women's achievement in art and art education. (4) "Matters of Research and Vision" examines relevant research on sex differences and alternative approaches to sex equity in education. And (5) "Matters of Revision, Strategies and Resources" addresses the need for practical classroom applications. Approaches, strategies, and resources to stimulate achievement of sex equity in art education are given. Each section is followed by extensive notes and references. Appendixes include a list of 342 women artists, 131 women's art education publications; questions for consideration and additional reference and source materials. (MM)