- June King McFee
June King McFee (b. ?- Died
January 14 ,2008 ), made many contributions to the world ofart education , with her research and publications.Professor Emeritus June King McFee was Professor and Head of the Department of Art Education at the
University of Oregon from1965 -1983 . She started an internationally recognized doctoral program at the university.She is best known for advancing cultural understanding through the arts. In her book, "Preparation for Art", McFee
"portrays graphically the range of individual differences in children's reactions to visual phenomena and visual arts."
McFee believed in teaching art according to a child's needs. She created the "perception delineation theory" based on
sociology ,anthropology ,psychology , and the needs of urbanchildren . According to hertheory , learning is a behavioral adjustment, and the education that society needed was guided change in behavior.References
McFee, J. (1970). "Preparation for Art". Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc., Belmont, Californoia.
McFee, J. (1984). "Studies in Art Education", Vol. 25, No. 3: Reflections. National Art Education Association. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
External links
* [http://www.naea-reston.org/ National Art Education Association]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5096963008057394994 Video: "A Conversation with June King McFee"]
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