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The Utilization of Semantic Webbing as a Method of Teaching Art Criticism in the Elementary School

Description: Art educators and classroom teachers in the elementary schools are confronted with the challenge of helping children look critically at works of art and develop written and/or verbal skills to communicate their findings. It was the purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of the conceptual learning technique of semantic webbing in teaching art criticism in the elementary classroom. The author revealed a significant difference of opinions between two sample groups and similarities be… more
Date: May 1991
Creator: Peel, Marie A. (Marie Annette)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Art Education and the Energy Dynamics of Creativity

Description: The energy dynamics of creativity are the metaphysical foundations upon which the theory of holistic aesthetics was built. Traditional inquiry into creativity has been concerned with the isolated issues of either the process, technique, product, creator, or environment in which creation occurs. The aesthetics presented herein provide the art educator with an alternate approach and attitude. The absolute presupposition from which the theory develops states that "there is naught but energy, for … more
Date: December 1978
Creator: Horn, Carin E.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Art Education in the United States from 1883 to 1910 as a Reflection of Selected Philosophical and Psychological Thought of the Period

Description: This study is an historical-philosophical analysis of art education in elementary, secondary, and normal schools in the United States from 1883 to 1910 as revealed through the Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the National Education Association. Its purposes are to define and describe the role, practices, and status of art education as related to or influenced by selected philosophies, psychologies, theories of learning, and research, along with other prevalent factors such as the scienti… more
Date: August 1974
Creator: Roberts, Mary Carolyn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Status and Content of Middle/Junior High School Art Programs in Texas

Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the status and the content of the middle/junior high school art- programs in Texas. A questionnaire designed to elicit information concerning the art program was sent to middle/junior high school art teachers in Texas. The responses were analyzed according to the school district size, the grades comprising the school, and the school enrollment using simple descriptive statistics. This study revealed the following areas concerning the typical middle/junio… more
Date: December 1983
Creator: Gentry, Sharon K. (Sharon Kay)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Comparison of Texas Pre-service Teacher Education Programs in Art and the 1999 National Art Education Association's Standards for Art Teacher Preparation

Description: Texas programs in pre-service art teacher preparation vary little. Since 1970, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) has created voluntary standards in hopes of decreasing variability among programs. In 1999, the NAEA published Standards for Art Teacher Preparation, outlining 20 content areas that art pre-service programs should provide their students. To obtain information on the implementation and the extent to which these 20 standards are being implemented, a questionnaire was sent t… more
Date: May 2002
Creator: Breitenstein, Gary
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Greater Denton Arts Council Grants Program Evaluation Form

Description: Photocopy of a completed evaluation form from the Greater Denton Arts Council Grants Program, that is signed and dated by R. William McCarter. Following the completed form is a Summary and Evaluation of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts as well as a 1994-1995 Fact Sheet for the program.
Date: January 23, 1995
Creator: McCarter, William, 1939-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Joe B. Grisson to Bruce M. Burton, February 2, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Joe B. Grisson, Vice President of NCNB Texas to Bruce M. Burton, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Office of Advancement at the University of North Texas. The letter is in regards to prior correspondence where Burton had invited Grisson to a luncheon for a presentation concerning the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Enclosed in the letter to Burton, Grisson has included some charitable accounts that might be interested in granting … more
Date: February 2, 1990
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Imagination Celebration Arts On Line

Description: The Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Arts on Line, a consortium group meeting Thursday, November 10, 1994 at 2 PM, Fort Worth ISD board room. The flyer has the agenda for the group meeting, starting with introductions.
Date: November 1994
Creator: The Kennedy Center
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Texas Commission on the Arts reward summary]

Description: A Texas Commission on the Arts award summary for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas. The pages have been printed out from the TCA webpage as they were filled out by members of NTIVEA.
Date: July 23, 1999
Creator: Texas Commission on the Arts
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Contract signatures between Mark Elder and Herbert Holl]

Description: Signatures on a document from University of North Texas, School of Visual Arts, Assistant Vice President for Research Mark Elder, and Greater Denton Arts Council, Executive Director, Herbert Holl. They are signing a contract agreement between the Arts council and North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for supporting grant award.
Date: May 6, 1993
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Proposal To: Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust

Description: A proposal submitted to the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Education Trust by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, the University of North Texas in collaborations with metroplex school districts, museums and art councils. The proposal goes into the program description as North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts seeks grant support from the foundation.
Date: November 30, 1989
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Greater Denton Arts Council Application for Grants Program working copy, 1992

Description: Photocopy of a filled out Greater Denton Arts Council Application for Grants Program. The words "working copy" are in the top right-hand corner. The form is filled out as such, Applicant Organization: "School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas", Mailing Address: "PO Box 5098, Denton, TX 76203", Project Title: "North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts", Project Director: "R. William McCarter/D. Jack Davis", Phone (Home): "387-2531/387-0317", Phone (Work): "565-3954/565-2550"… more
Date: 1992
Creator: North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Request for Approval to Travel from Pam Stephens]

Description: A cover page that reads, "Please cost share the following travel expense," for Pam Stephens and Nancy Walkup Reynolds. Attached is the request for approval to travel form from the University of North Texas, filled out by Stephens as Stephens and Reynolds are traveling to Los Angeles to partake in the National Art Education Association conference. There is also a bill from The Westin Bonaventure hotel and suites in Los Angels for a total of $716.80 and airline tickets that Reynolds and Stephens … more
Date: May 24, 2000
Creator: Stephens, Pam
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Organization Grant Application Form NEA]

Description: An organization grant application form for the National Endowment Association filled out by the North Texas State University, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The form has been filled out requesting financial assistant / grant awards to help fund their discipline-based art education reform program and the money will go towards training teachers to become art specialists in the classroom. The following pages go into greater details about the programs primary goals and thei… more
Date: February 1997
Creator: North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Draft for letter from an unknown author to Dr. R. William McCarter and Dr. D. Jack Davis, March 1996]

Description: Photocopy of a letter draft from an unknown person within Denton ISD offices to Dr. R. William McCarter and Dr. D. Jack Davis. The focus of the letter is the inclusion of Denton ISD in the 1992 Summer Institute program. They also list the contributions that the district is able to make. Included are two pages from a longer document detailing the activities and charges for the program. Following this is a roster for the campuses in the district.
Date: March 1996
Creator: Denton Independent School District
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Greater Denton Arts Council Grants Program Evaluation Form [blank]

Description: Photocopy of a form from the Greater Denton Arts Council Grants Program. Following the form is a paper that lists the 1994 recipients of grants from the program. The list includes the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for a grant of $1,500. A hand-written note at the top of the paper reads "Institute files" and is underlined.
Date: 1994
Creator: Greater Denton Arts Council
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Texas Commission on the Arts: General Financial Assistance Application, Review and Routing Form]

Description: A financial assistance application from the University of North Texas, School of Visual Arts, requesting support starting September 1997 and ending August 1998. Six-hundred people will be served from the proposal and 24, 600+ youths will be as well. Information included in the pages are, a breakdown of the budgeting and the goals of the institution in which the money requested would be going too.
Date: September 1997
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[A Proposal to: The J.C. Penny Company]

Description: A proposal sent to the J.C. Penny company from the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas. A consortia made of metroplex school districts, museums and art councils. The proposal goes into details about the the primary goals and purpose of the institute.
Date: August 15, 1989
Creator: North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter to Connie Newton, June 1997]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from an unidentified writer to Connie Newton. In the letter, which mentions previous correspondence between the two of a fax on April 30, 1997, the writer thanks Connie for the necessary information about the Ph.D. course in Art Education and that the Administration approved the Gulbenkian project which include a summer course. At the end of the letter is a list of specialists and educators who want to partake in the Gulbenkian project, the group which originally had five … more
Date: May 21, 1997
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to Ken Kahn, October 19, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to Ken Kahn about the NTIEVA program's first year and upcoming events in the next year. Included after this are copies of the proposal review and routing form, the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program Application, the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program project budget, an overview of next year's Summer Institute, and an Evaluation Report of the … more
Date: October 19, 1990
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William, 1939-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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