डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्वविद्यालय दिल्ली 
| Course Type | Course Code | No. Of Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Discipline Elective | SES102402 | 2 |
Course Coordinator and Team: SES Faculty
Email of course coordinator: pcbabed@aud.ac.in
Pre-requisites: No
Course Description: The course seeks to develop an understanding of Art with special reference to its relevance in human life in general and education in particular. The course will enhance creative expression which is essential for all round development of students and especially school teachers. The focus of this course will be on visual and performing arts, from the perspective of school education. The course will revolve around the relationship between art and education; the theoretical considerations for art education and pedagogical aspects of art education.
Course Objectives:
- Develop art appreciation with special reference to relevance and place of Art in human life
- Understand key ideas of Art Education
- Appreciate the pedagogical aspects of Art Education performing and visual
- Reflect on the problems and issues in Art Education
Course Outcomes:
- Art appreciation with special reference to relevance and place of Art in human life
- Critically analyse art education practices in school
- Basic skills and understanding for integrating art in education
Brief description of the modules:
Unit 1: Art and Education (Performing and Visual)
- Significance of art education with special reference to the place of art in Human life.
- Art education in school curriculum at different stages.
- Art education across the curriculum.
- Critical analysis of art education practices.
Unit 2: Theoretical Considerations in Art Education
- Philosophical, psychological and sociological perspective on Art Education.
- Perspectives on art in life.
- Conceptual clarity of the following basic concepts of art at school level: aesthetics, criticism and judgement at school level, beauty, reality, idea, truth, taste, sense
Unit 3: Pedagogical Aspects of Art Education
- Approaches the teaching-learning process of Art Education.
- Curriculum of art education with special challenges of developing curriculum.
- Material production and its challenges.
- Assessment and Evaluation strategies with special reference to challenges.
- Criterion of analyzing: curriculum of Art Education, teaching-learning material. assessment and evaluation strategies, teaching strategies of art at school level.
- Values in Art teaching
Assessment Plan
- Short assessment at the end/during each of the modules (30%x 2).
- End semester exam covering all modules (40%).
Readings
- NCERT. 2006. Position Paper: National Focus Group on Art, Music, Dance and Theatre. NCERT.
- NCERT. 2006. Position Paper: National Focus Group on Heritage Crafts. 2006, NCERT.
- The handbook on Art Integrated Learning (AIL). (2023). National Council for Educational Research and Teaching. Retrieved from: https://ncert.nic.in/deaa/pdf/ArtIntegratedLearning-Handbook-Classes%20I-V.pdf
- Awasthi, S. 2001. Performance tradition in India. NBT.
- Contractor, M. R. 2001. Creative drama and puppetry in education. NBT.
- Prasad, D. 2001. Art: The basis of education, https://archive.org/stream/Art- TheBasisOfEducation-DeviPrasad/art_djvu.txt
- Alkazi, R. 1993. Ancient Indian costume. NBT.
- Khanna, S. 1981. Dynamic folk toys. Indian toys based on the simple application of principles of science and technology. Available at: http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/dynamicfolktoys.pdf
- Berger, J. 1977. Ways of seeing. London and New York: Penguin Books.
- Hauser, A. 1951. The social history of art. London: Routledge & K. Paul.
- Gombrich, E. H. 1969. The story of art. London and New York: Phaidon.
- Skaler, R. 2002. A world history of film. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
- Rajadyaksha, A. Phalke era: Conflict of traditional form with modern technology.
- Nandi, B. 2010. Modern Indian theatre: A reader. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
- Bial, H. 2004. The performance studies reader. London and New York: Routledge.
- Jain, N. 1992. Indian theatre: Tradition, continuity and change. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House.
- Schechner, R. 2002. Performance studies: An introduction. London and New York: Routledge.
- Zarrilli, P, et. al. 1990. Indian theatre traditions of performance. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
- Krishna, T. M. (2021). The spirit of enquiry. Penguin. (Chapter 1: Art & artistes)
- Karnad, G. (1989). Theatre in India. Daedalus, 118(4), 330–352. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20025275
- Jalil, R. (2022. May 25). 80 years of IPTA – An Indian theatre movement truly ‘for the people’. Thequint. https://www.thequint.com/opinion/80-years-of-ipta-an-indian-theatre- movement-truly-for-the-people#read-more