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This illustrated handbook is based on a unique approach to teaching art that has been developed by the authors and has been shown -- through research in schools -- to greatly improve the quality of children's artwork. The book presents this approach in an accessible format with clear instructions ...

This illustrated handbook is based on a unique approach to teaching art that has been developed by the authors and has been shown -- through research in schools -- to greatly improve the quality of children's artwork. The book presents this approach in an accessible format with clear instructions for practitioners. It provides demonstrations of how it works, practical ideas for lessons, and examples of children's artwork, together with the research evidence that it actually produces good results. This book will enable specialist and non-specialist teachers not only to give interesting and exciting lessons, but to improve the quality of their students' work.

Often the finest artists do not make the best teachers. Many frustrated college students of art know this all too well as they suffer through unstructured classes with inexperienced teachers or graduate student instructors. In these situations, it is easy to blame the teachers. But the problem is ...

Often the finest artists do not make the best teachers. Many frustrated college students of art know this all too well as they suffer through unstructured classes with inexperienced teachers or graduate student instructors. In these situations, it is easy to blame the teachers. But the problem is largely institutional: most students graduating with MFAs from art schools receive little if any instruction in teaching art. If you find yourself in this predicament as teacher or student, this book is for you. The first book to provide a comprehensive guide for teaching college-level art, The Art of Teaching Art is the culmination of respected artist and instructor Deborah Rockman's two decades of teaching experience. Believing that drawing is the backbone of all of the visual arts, she begins with a complete explanation of drawing concepts that apply to any subject matter, e.g., composition, sighting processes, scaling techniques, and methods for linear and tonal development. She then illustrates these concepts with step-by-step methods that easily translate to classroom exercises. Next, she applies the drawing principles to every artist's most important and challenging subject, the human figure. After an extended section on understanding and teaching perspective that explores illusionistic form and space, the focus of the book shifts to the studio classroom itself and the essential elements that go into making an effective learning environment and curriculum. From preparing materials lists and syllabi, to setting up still-lifes, handling difficult classroom situations, critiquing and grading student artworks, and shooting slides of student artworks, she leaves no stone unturned. The Art of Teaching Art is the guide every new or experienced teacher of college-level art must have. Its helpful suggestions and numerous examples of student artwork from Rockman's classes will impart confidence to the inexperienced and fresh inspiration to the veteran instructors.

This introduction to design and graphic techniques will help designers increase their understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many people the camera has replaced the sketchbook, but here the author argues that freehand drawing as a means of analysing and understanding buildings ...

This introduction to design and graphic techniques will help designers increase their understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many people the camera has replaced the sketchbook, but here the author argues that freehand drawing as a means of analysing and understanding buildings develops visual sensitivity and awareness of design. By combining design theory with practical lessons in drawing Understanding Architecture through Drawing will encourage the use of the sketchbook as a creative and critical tool. The book is highly illustrated and will be an essential manual on freehand drawing techniques for students of architecture, landscape architecture, town and country planning and urban design.

Drawing upon diverse and specific examples of self-study, described here by the practitioners themselves, this unique book formulates a methodological framework for self-study in education.This collection brings together a diverse and international range of self-studies carried out in teacher ...

Drawing upon diverse and specific examples of self-study, described here by the practitioners themselves, this unique book formulates a methodological framework for self-study in education.This collection brings together a diverse and international range of self-studies carried out in teacher education, each of which has a different perspective to offer on issues of method and methodology, including:* memory work* fictional practice* collaborative autobiography* auto-ethnography* phenomenology* image-based approaches.Such ethical issues likely to arise from self-study as informed consent, self-disclosure and crises of representation are also explored with depth and clarity.As method takes centre stage in educational and social scientific research, and self-study becomes a key tool for research, training, practice and professional development in education, Just Who Do We Think We Are? provides an invaluable resource for anyone undertaking this form of practitioner research.