Course : (ESC_730) Aesthetic Education: Pedagogical Applications
Sector : Division of Theoretical and Applied Pedagogy
Teacher : Alexandra Mouriki
Semester : 8ο ( Elective )

Description : The course critically discusses the content and aims of aesthetic education.

Outline : The following subjects are examined: • Presuppositions for the establishing of aesthetic education as a distinct educational area. • Critical examination of several misunderstandings and misinterpretations connected with the educational discourse and practices applied in aesthetic education. • Examination of certain types of reasoning regarding the necessity of aesthetic education. • Presentation and discussion of selected contemporary aesthetic education theories. • Discussion of the aims and scopes of certain contemporary aesthetic educational school programs. • Creative planning of arts-based activities focusing on the promotion of children’s ability to: 1. understand, appreciate and respond to meanings that emerge from art forms, 2. engage in the creative process, 3. perceive and understand the content and form of various art-works, 4. reflect on and evaluate artworks as forms of expression.

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