Matthew Arnold, the Masses, and Arts Education
Pratt L.R.
2007
Arts Education Policy Review
2
10.3200/AEPR.108.3.19-24
In this article, the author examines the current arts education policies in the United States through the lens of Matthew Arnold's work and prose during his time as one of Her Majesty's School Inspectors in England and Wales in the nineteenth century. Arnold argued for government funding of public school systems, setting standards of quality for teacher education, and many other issues that still affect us today. His passion for a liberal education that included everyone, reinforced by his belief in the moral and humanistic goals that could be reached through an education in the arts, helped open the public schools to the humanities that we teach today. The author provides a valuable overview of what Arnold saw, not only in the English and Welsh schools but also in the French and German approach to education. Finally, the author leaves us with a concise list of what Arnold can teach us today about arts education. © 2007, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
arts education policies; government funding; Matthew Arnold; teacher education
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