The world s most renowned critical theorist who defined the field of postcolonial studies has radically reoriented her thinking. Finding the neat polarities of tradition and modernity colonial and postcolonial no longer sufficient she argues that aesthetic education... Lees meer.

The history of education can easily be described as theme and variation on one motif. reform. From Plato s critique of the Sophists in Protagoras to John Henry Newman s considerations of education in The Idea of a University in 1854 from the educational projects of Ma... Lees meer.

Man defines himself by his deeds - and what kind of image of man do we see in the mirror of our present times. The poet and dramatist Friedrich Schiller was also a profound philosopher who described his work On the Aesthetic Education of Man as the best thing that... Lees meer.

This book brings together Steiner s philosophical biodynamic and cultural contributions to education where spirit and soul are the creative elements in human evolution. His thought is applied to selected examples of innovative artistic practice and pedagogy of the... Lees meer.

How are educational encounters understood experienced and lived. How are they conceptualized. How do they shape our being in and of the world. In this time of apparent distance and disconnect this volume emphasizes the role of contact and connectedness in educatio... Lees meer.

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This book is an exploration of an aesthetic rationality. It finds common threads pointing to the major characteristics of this rationality in an historical sequence beginning with Dante and ending with phenomenology and concludes with recommendations for the founding o... Lees meer.

When the mechanical artist places his hand on the formless block to give it a form according to his intention he has not any scruples in doing violence to it. For the nature on which he works does not deserve any respect in itself and he does not value the whole for... Lees meer.

This book explores why and how the personal creative practice of arts teachers in school matters. It responds to ethnographic research that considers specific works-of-art created by teachers within the context of their classrooms. This book explores why and how the... Lees meer.

Aesthetics Empathy and Education is essential reading for pre-service teachers graduate students and instructors. The text is divided into four sections addressing issues such as research Methodology the self as the research subject education and empathy and classro... Lees meer.

This book focuses on narrative forms of research and inquiry in music education. As narrative approaches gain momentum questions of methodology become salient. This research anthology highlights a diverse array of narrative methodologies and offers strategies for new r... Lees meer.

The Meeting of Aesthetics and Ethics in the Academy provides a deep understanding of the nuances of ethics in the creative environment and contributes to the critical exploration of the nature of research ethics in higher education. Written by world-renown academics wit... Lees meer.

This well researched volume tells the story of music education in Japan and of the wind band contest organized by the All-Japan Band Association. Identified here for the first time as the world s largest musical competition it attracts 14 000 bands and well over 500 00... Lees meer.

This volume is an innovative collection that transcends national boundaries and provides new knowledge about approaches to research and research education in music. The collection brings together leading thinkers and practitioners in music research from Europe Asia No... Lees meer.

This book focuses on the role that the Oxford classical curriculum has had in shaping Oscar Wilde s aestheticism. It positions Wilde as a classically trained intellectual and outlines the path he took to gain recognition as a writer and promoter of the aesthetic movemen... Lees meer.