Rethinking Relevance in Art Education:
Paradigm Shifts and Policy Problematics in the Wake of the Information Age
James Haywood Rolling, Jr.
Syracuse University
Citation: Rolling, Jr., J. H. (2008). Rethinking relevance in art education: Paradigm shifts and policy
problematics in the wake of the Information Age. International Journal of
Education & the Arts, 9(Interlude 1). Retrieved [date] from http://www.ijea.org/v9i1/.
Abstract
This article addresses the advocacy of organizations like the National Art Education Association who seek
greater legislative support, funding and time allocations to be devoted to arts instruction and the development
of arts practices in the arena of public education. The author argues the timeliness of a reconceived
paradigm for understanding and advocating the relevancy of arts practices in the wake of the Information
Age. This article seeks to rethink the semiotics defining art in an era of shifting paradigms and as
contextualized in contemporary educational policy.
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