Studies in Philosophical Realism in Art, Design and Education

Part I: The Development of Philosophical Realism in Art, Design and Education.- Introduction to Philosophical Realism in Art, Design and Education Neil Brown and Kerry Thomas.- 2. Constraints on Art in Education: Realism in Art Education.- 3. Making Art a Real Thing.- 4. Aesthetic Description and Realism in Art Education.- 5. Theoretical Perspectives: Research into Children's Cognition and Knowledge in the Visual Arts.- 6. Aesthetic Fallacies in Perspective.- Part II: The Critical Application of Philosophical Realism to Concerns in Art, Design and Education.- 7. Art Education Curriculum Praxis: A Time for Collaboration.- 8. Coming to Terms with Visuality as Content in Art Education.- 9. The Spectacle of the Artist in Art Education.- 10. The Frames and Relational Aesthetics.- 11. The Meta-Representation of Standards, Outcomes and Profiles in Visual Arts Education.- 12. Bodies of Work and the Practice of Art Making.- 13. Distinguishing Artistic from Vernacular Performances in the VisualArts: A Classroom Perspective.- 14. Similarities Between Creativity and Politics as a Form of Praxis.- 15. Creativity as Collective Misrecognition in the Relationships Between Art Students and their Teachers Neil Brown and Kerry Thomas.- 16. The Meaning of Transfer in Arts Education.- Part III: Philosophical Realism and its Implications for Practice in Art, Design and Education.- 17. Pragmatism and Privilege in the Practical Arts.- 18. The Relation Between Evidence and Action in the Assessment of Practice.- 19. The Representation of Practice.- 20. Paradox and Imputation in the Explanation of Practical Innovation in Design.- Index.