Arts in Children's Life. Context, Culture and Curriculum

Seventeen authors, whose work is representative contemporary research and theory on a constellation of issues concerning the role of the arts in children's lives and learning, address critical issues of development, context, and curriculum from perspectives informed by work with children in formal and informal settings. This anthology strives to reinvigorate dialogue on the role and significance of the arts in the education of children, drawing on various cultural and institutional context and traditional and contemporary practices from different parts of the world.