Wexler argues that the arts are most effective when they are in service of social growth, critical to identity formation. This book balances theory with practical knowledge and offers critical research that challenges the biases regarding the nature of art and education.

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"Coherent, insightful, and passionate, Wexler provides an essential text.Both practical and enlightening, the work provides a useful resource for teachers, administrators, and scholars. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - Choice

"Wexler's book starts with a good overview of the problem and need. Her new ingredient - the urgency to conquer isolation and reclaim selfhood often results in equally powerful art - is very important and often omitted...This book has interdisciplinary implications because it unifies art therapy, art education, science - brain research, and even social work." - Mary Stokrocki, Professor, School of Art, Arizona State University

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ALICE J. WEXLER is Program Director of Art Education at SUNY, New Paltz, USA.

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Book Title: Art and Disability
Book Subtitle: The Social and Political Struggles Facing Education
Authors: Alice J. Wexler
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230623934
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60629-6Published: 18 November 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11485-2Published: 10 October 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-62393-4Published: 14 September 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 248
Topics: Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Sociological Theory, Teaching and Teacher Education, Education, general, Arts

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