Background
Smith, Ralph Alexander was born on June 12, 1929 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of J. V. and B. V. Smith.
(This collection of Ralph Smith's writings provides a comp...)
This collection of Ralph Smith's writings provides a comprehensive overview of his extraordinary contributions to understanding the importance of aesthetics in education. These essays record his lifelong efforts to construct a defensible rationale for the arts in general education and a workable curriculum for art education in our public schools (K-16). The topics covered range from liberal education to arts education, the relationship of art, aesthetics, and aesthetic education to teaching and curriculum, the arts and the humanities, and cultural diversity.
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Ralph A. Smith provides a theory of aesthetic education that addresses the need to revitalize the capacity for genuine judgment in society, reaffirm the ideal of excellence in culture, and reorder our thoughts about teaching the arts in schools. The book presents an image of the curriculum as itinerary, preparing the young to traverse the world of art with adroitness and sensitivity.
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Cultural and educational policy educator
Smith, Ralph Alexander was born on June 12, 1929 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of J. V. and B. V. Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College, 1954; Master of Arts, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1959; Doctor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1962.
Faculty, art history and arts education, Kent (Ohio) State University, 1959-1961;
Faculty, art history and arts education, Wisconsin State University, Oshkosh, 1961-1963;
Faculty, art history and arts education, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1963-1964;
faculty education and art education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1964;
also professor cultural and educational policy & aesthetic education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, since 1996. First Italo DeFrancesca Memorial lecturer Kutztown State University, 1974, Leon Jackman Memorial lecturer, Perth, Australia, 1985, Dean's lecturer College Fine Arts and Comm., Brigham Young U., 1985, Dunbar lecturer Millsaps College,1993. Distinguished visiting professor Ohio State University, 1987.
Senior scholar College Education University of Illinois, 1991.
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(A presentation of critical factors relating to art educat...)
(ARTS AND THE HUMAN PERSON; TEACHING ART; 254 PAGES)
(Book by Smith, Ralph A.)
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Board Governors Institute Study of Art in Education. Trustee National Center Study of Art in Education With Medical Svc., United States Army, 1954-1957. Fellow National Art Education Association (Distinguished, Manuel Barkan Memorial award 1973).
Member Council Policy Studies in Art Education (first executive secretary 1978-1982), Illinois Art Education Association (Distinguished).
Married Christiana M. Kolbe, November 16, 1955.