In this provocative book, Philip W. Jackson examines John Dewey's thinking about the arts and its implications for educational practices. Jackson discusses Dewey's aesthetic theory, considers the transformative power of the experience of art, and shows in specific instances how the application of Dewey's view of the arts would improve learning experiences.

Philip W. Jackson(1929 2015)was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Education and Psych ology and in the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, includingLife in Classrooms, The Practice of Teaching, andJohn Dewey and the Philosopher s Task.