Elliot Eisner (1933–2014)

Author of The Arts and the Creation of Mind

About the Author

Elliot W. Eisner (deceased) is an esteemed educational researcher and pioneer in qualitative inquiry and arts-based research. He was professor emeritus of education and art at Stanford University.

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Works by Elliot Eisner

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The Arts and the Creation of Mind (2002) 110 copies, 1 review

The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs (1979) 85 copies, 2 reviews

The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice (1991) 47 copies

The Kind of Schools We Need: Personal Essays (1998) 25 copies

Educating Artistic Vision (1972) 20 copies

Learning and Teaching the Ways of Knowing (National Society for the Study of Education Yearbooks) (1985) 20 copies

Cognition and Curriculum Reconsidered (1994) 19 copies

Qualitative Inquiry in Education: The Continuing Debate (1990) 16 copies

Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education (2004) 13 copies

The Role of Discipline-based Art Education in America's Schools (1988) 11 copies, 1 review

Conflicting Conceptions of Curriculum (Series on contemporary educational issues) (1974) 9 copies

The Art Of Educational Evaluation: A Personal View (1985) 9 copies

Cognition and Curriculum: A Basis for Deciding What to Teach and How to Evaluate (John Dewey Lecture) (1982) 7 copies

Readings in Art Education (1978) 7 copies

Cognicion y Curriculum (Spanish Edition) (1998) 6 copies

Reimagining Schools: The Selected Works of Elliot W. Eisner (World Library of Educationalists) (2005) 5 copies

Discipline-based art education : what forms will it take? : proceedings of a national invitational conference sponsored by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles,… 3 copies, 1 review

Educating artistic vision 3 copies

Confronting Curriculum Reform (1971) 3 copies

The Arts, human development, and education (1976) 3 copies

The uncertain profession: Observations on the state of museum education in twenty American art museums 2 copies

Reimagining Schools: The Selected Works of Elliot W. Eisner (World Library of Educationalists) (2005) 2 copies

Reflections from the Heart of Educational Inquiry: Understanding Curriculum and Teaching Through the Arts (SUNY Series in Curriculum Issues and Inquiries) (Curriculum Issues and… (1991) 2 copies

Summary of discussion on museum education and the report "The uncertain profession: observations on the state of museum education in 20 American art museums" 2 copies

La Escuela Que Necesitamos (Spanish Edition) (2002) 2 copies

Discipline-Based Art Education: What Forms will it Take? (1987) 1 copy

The Kind Of Schools We Need 1 copy

On the Nature of Teaching in Discipline-Based Arts Education 1 copy

Discipline-Based Art Education: It's Criticism and It's Critics 1 copy

An Analysis of Lanier's Analysis of Beyond Creating 1 copy

Agenda para la investigación en la educación artística 1 copy

Cognition and Representation: A Way to Pursue the American Dream? 1 copy

Cognición y currículum : una visión nueva 1 copy

A comparison of the developmental drawing characteristics of culturally advantaged and culturally disadvantaged children (1967) 1 copy

Conflicting conceptions of curriculum 1 copy

Educar la vision artistica / Educating Artistic Vision (Spanish Edition) (1995) 1 copy

El arte y la creación de la mente : el papel de las artes visuales en la transformación de la conciencia (2016) 1 copy

Educar la vision artisitica 1 copy

English primary schools : some observations and assessments 1 copy

The Primacy of Experience and the Politics of Method (1986) 1 copy

Think with me about creativity: 10 essays on creativity (1964) 1 copy

The Educational Imagination 1979 1 copy

Creating and Beyond: Art Education for a Changing World (1996) 1 copy

Teaching Art to the Young 1 copy

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Canonical name: Eisner, Elliot
Legal name: Eisner, Elliot Wayne
Other names: Eisner, Elliot W.
Birthdate: 1933-03-10
Date of death: 2014-01-10
Gender: male
Education: University of Chicago (MA|1958|Ph.D|1962)
Illinois Institute of Technology (MS|1955)
Roosevelt University (BA|1954)
Occupations: art educator
professor
Organizations: Stanford University
University of Chicago
John Dewey Society
National Art Education Association
International Society for Education through Art
American Educational Research Association
Awards and honors: Grawemeyer Award (2005)
Brock International Prize (2004)
José Vasconcelos World Award of Education (1992)
Sir Herbert Read Award (1997)
Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award (1967)
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (1991) (show all 9)
Royal Society of Arts (Fellow)
Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education
National Academy of Education
Cause of death: complications of Parkinson's disease
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: Stanford, California, USA
Place of death: Stanford, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): California, USA

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The Educational Imagination by Elliot Eisner

On the design and evaluation of School Programs

Jan 6, 20121 other review

DocentOffice 135 reviews

Discipline-based art education : what forms will it take? by Elliot Eisner

Proceedings of a national invitational conference sponsored by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles, California, January 15-17, 1987

Oct 19, 2011

DocentOffice 135 reviews

The role of discipline-based art education in America's schools by Elliot Eisner

Proceedings of a national invitational conference sponsored by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles, California, January 15-17, 1987

Oct 19, 2011

bavmorda 20 reviews

The Arts and the Creation of Mind by Elliot Eisner