SECOND SEMESTER B.ED
ART EDUCATION
Unit-1: Art and Aesthetics
1.1 Aesthetics – as a branch of Philosophy.
1.2 Aesthetics – its meaning, dimensions and constituents.
1.3 Art as a form of Aesthetics.
1.4 Indian Art and Rasa principle.
1.5 Importance of Arts in Education
Unit-2: Art and Education
2.1 Art as a medium of education.
2.2 Art as a unifying principle in education.
2.3 Art and Society.
2.4 Art and Human development.
2.5 Art for self- expression, keen observation, and sense of appreciation.
Unit-3: Place of Visual Art and Performing Arts in Teaching
3.1 Different forms of visual and performing Arts.
3.2 Teaching as an Art.
3.3 Drama as a form of Teaching.
3.4 Identification of local Art forms and their integration to teaching – learning.
3.5 Evaluation strategies; assessing the different forms of Art.
Unit-4: Contributions made by Contemporary thinkers on Art and Education
4.1 Rabindranath Tagore
4.2 A.K. Coomara Swamy
4.3 Herbert Read
4.4 Elliot Eisener
Unit-5: Art and Craft in Education
5.1 Art in Craft
5.2 Craft in Art
5.3 Traditional Craft and their relevance to Education
5.4 Local Craft and their place in SUPW
5.5 Indian Festivals and its Artistic significance