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.