Art Education

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Welcome to the Art Education research guide.

You can use this guide as a starting point in your research for art education. The tabs on the left have more information about the following topics:

If you need any help with your research, please contact your librarian Jennifer!

Getting Started

Art and Architecture Source
Full-text art research database covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as architecture and architectural design with international coverage.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
ARTbibliographies Modern
Index to journal articles, books, chapters, exhibition catalogs and dissertations on modern art from the Impressionists to the present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
ERIC
Education journal articles (EJ references) and ERIC documents (ED references), 1967-present. EDs before 1997 are requestable using the Microforms Request page and usable in the Microforms Vewing Room in the LC.
A free version of ERIC is available for all to use at this link: https://eric.ed.gov/.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
PsycINFO
Published by the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycINFO is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed journal literature in psychology, behavioral science and mental health - 2,500 journal titles indexed - 2.8 million records - 1887 to present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journals from all academic disciplines - an excellent starting point for multidisciplinary research projects. 3,200 full-text journals. Coverage from 1975 to present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Sometimes browsing in the books at the library can be serendipitous and you can find the exact thing you need!

Call number ranges for art education and fine arts:

AM --- Museums, Collectors, and Collecting
L --- Education
LA --- History of Education
LB --- Theory and Practice in Education
LC --- Special Aspects of Education
N --- Fine Arts
NB --- Sculpture
NC --- Drawing, Design, and Illustration
ND --- Painting
NE --- Print Media
NK --- Decorative Arts
NX --- Arts in General
TR --- Photography
TT --- Handicrafts, Arts, and Crafts

Subject headings are really helpful when searching in our catalog or databases. If you find a really helpful item, make sure to take a look at the subject headings and use them in combinations or just click on them to see more.

Some, but not all, of the subject headings that might be helpful for art education:

Art
Art and society
Art appreciation
Art in education
Art - - Study and teaching
Art therapy
Artists as teachers
Culturally relevant pedagogy -- United States
Curricula
Education -- Art
Education -- Art Education
Museums
Philosophy
Visual Arts -- Arts Education

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