The Kind of Schools We Need: Personal Essays

by Elliot W. Eisner

Book Overview

"Education without the arts would be an impoverished enterprise." So says award-winning author Elliot Eisner, an internationally renowned authority on how the arts can be used to improve education. In a long and distinguished career, Eisner has given eloquent voice to the concerns of those who decry the marginalization of the arts in school curriculums. Now, for the first time ever, readers will have access to his best essays in one concise volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325000298
• ISBN13: 9780325000299
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

The Kind of Schools We Need

Give this as a gift to your principals and school administrators. He advocates the education of the whole child, not just tested items, and the importance of including the visual and performing arts.