Art education – mostly for girls?

Physical Education for Girls

A COMMITTEE formed in October, 1921, at the ***instance of the College of Preceptors, to consider the effects of physical education on girls, has drawn up its report. Representatives were appointed by the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Surgeons, the British Medical Association, the Medical Women's Federation, the British Association for Physical Training, the Ling Association...

Designing Digital Environments for Art Education / Exploration Designing Digital Environments for Art Education / Exploration

Although art appreciation / exploration is essentially a private experience, it cannot exist outside of a social context. Digital environments offer great potential for the enhancement of collaborative aspects of both art creation and art exploration. However, the current notion of a digital environment is vague and most often associated with the traditional concepts of computer use. Thus, the ...

Group art therapy with sexually abused girls

The psychological impact of child sexual abuse has been widely researched. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a group art therapy intervention designed by the authors aimed at reducing depression, anxiety, sexual trauma and low self-esteem among 25 sexually abused girls aged 8–11 years. The programme was based on existential-humanistic, Gestalt, client-centred and abusefocused principles...

Images, Art and Education

“Education with art”: diabetes education through theater

Materials and methods Longitudinal study, with the participation of 24 young people with diabetes type 1 (DM1) between 10-17 yrs. old. The acting classes are biweekly lasting, for 3 hrs., aiming to improve the expressions of feelings and at the same time the body language, as a way of working possible psychological barriers in the adherence to diabetes treatment. The program covers topics on di...