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n my short tenure as Editor I have become increasingly respectful
of Dr. Marvin Moon who gave countless hours over a period of
nine years to the art teachers of Texas through his work on Texas
Trends in Art Education. Being an editor requires an unbelievable
number of decisions concerning everything from the selection of a
printer and typesetter to the establishment of job descriptions for
Associate Editors-from the placement of advertisements to the
correct spelling of words. I've found that the editing of TRENDS is a
little more complicated than being a faculty sponsor of a high school
yearbook! The TRENDS publication is the result of many volunteers
whose work is solicited and coordinated by the Editor. We must
thank Marvin for his scholarly, creative and managerial effort which
enriched the discipline of art education in Texas and the nation.
When I started as Editor of TRENDS, I envisioned a publication
that would continue the high standards established by Marvin-one
that would be (1) relevant to the TAEA membership, (2) creative in
its focus on many topics, (3) educative, (4) scholarly, and (5) aes-
thetically pleasing. With these goals in mind I solicited, received,
revised and (along with the Associate Editors) reviewed more ar-
ticles than there was room to publish. Each article was given a topic
heading to help identify the content and show readers the many
diverse and worthy interests of art educators in Texas. The job of
being an art teacher is awesome and good art teachers should be
concerned with many topics including advocacy, arts legislation, the-
ory, curriculum, lesson plans, essential elements, art trends, pro-
gram analysis and the training of prospective art teachers, some of
which are addressed in this issue. Prospective TRENDS authors
should note the variety of topics that may be reevaluated and further
defined through additional research, writing and possible publication.
I would like to thank all who submitted manuscripts to the Editor and
Associate Editors this year. Even though all manuscripts received
were not published, I'm sure there was some personal gain in the act
of organizing one's thoughts and putting them on paper.
Although there was no intention to give this issue of TRENDS a
theme, the essential elements as defined by the Texas Education
Agency were of concern to many authors whose articles appear on
the following pages. Jeanne Rollins and Carolyn Pasterchik focus our
attention on recent education legislation and make suggestions for
future efforts which teachers should make to strengthen art educa-
tion in Texas. Becky Reese and Marvin Moon explore the ever
changing definition and content of the art discipline. The elements of
aesthetic pleasure and perception are in part the subjects of articles
by Brent Wilson and William McCarter. Beverly Krieger presents
justification for the studio and expressive emphasis of our discipline
and Gene Mittler reports on an innovative lesson that requires think-
ing and creative problem solving. Jack Hobbs reviews the history of
discipline based curriculum trends and follows with an elaboration
and illustration of a common approach to art criticism. The books
reviewed by Lisa Cramer were chosen in part because of their rele-
vance to the topics and elements explored above. Thus many of the
articles in this issue focus on the elements of our curriculum. This is
not to suggest that each element should be separated in our ap-
proach to teaching.
I would like to thank everyone who has helped to make this
publication what it is. The Associate Editors are a working group-
each reviewing between three and nine articles. In addition several
Associate Editors submitted manuscripts of their own and solicited
additional articles for possible publication. I must also thank the
graphic designer of this issue, Pam Fisher, who is an art education
graduate of Southwest Texas State University and is currently study-
ing visual communications with Ron Bartels and Ed Triggs in the
Department of Art, The University of Texas at Austin.
I hope you read and enjoy TRENDS this year and that you find
it relevant to your needs. In any event don't hesitate to send me your
thoughts-better yet send a manuscript by April 1, 1986 to be
considered for publication in the next issue.
J. Ulbricht is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art, The
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.Notes from the Editor
J. Ulbricht/
TRENDS / fall 1985
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