Elliot W. Eisner
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Elliot Eisner is emeritus professor of Art and Education at the Stanford University School of Education
. He is active in several fields including arts education, curriculum reform, qualitative research, and is the recipient of a Grawemeyer Award
in 2005 for his work in education as well as the Brock International Prize in 2004.
Originally trained in the visual arts, Eisner received his Ph.D.
in education from the University of Chicago
in the 1960s, where he studied with Joseph Schwab
, Bruno Bettelheim
, and Phillip Jackson.
Eisner's work has supported Discipline-Based Art Education, and he developed the importance of forms of representation in education. During the 1980s, he had a number of exchanges with Denis C. Phillips regarding the status of qualitative research
for educational understanding. Eisner also had a well-known debate with Howard Gardner
as to whether a work of fiction such as a novel could be submitted as a dissertation (Eisner believed it could, and some novels have since been successfully submitted).
Eisner publishes regularly; his works include hundreds of articles and over a dozen books. He also frequently speaks before teachers, administrators, and at professional conferences.
Eisner has served as president of many professional organizations, including the American Educational Research Association
, the National Art Education Association
, and the John Dewey Society
.
Stanford University School of Education
The Stanford University School of Education , is one of the seven schools of Stanford University. It is the second-oldest school of education in the United States, after NYU...
. He is active in several fields including arts education, curriculum reform, qualitative research, and is the recipient of a Grawemeyer Award
Grawemeyer Award
The Grawemeyer Awards are five awards given annually by the University of Louisville in the state of Kentucky, United States. The prizes are presented to individuals in the fields of education, ideas improving world order, music composition, religion, and psychology...
in 2005 for his work in education as well as the Brock International Prize in 2004.
Originally trained in the visual arts, Eisner received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in education from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in the 1960s, where he studied with Joseph Schwab
Joseph Schwab
Joseph Schwab was a serial killer who murdered five tourists in the Northern Territory and Western Australia in June 1987. Schwab was dubbed "The Kimberley Killer" by the Australian press after the region in which he committed the murders....
, Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American child psychologist and writer. He gained an international reputation for his work on Freud, psychoanalysis, and emotionally disturbed children.-Background:...
, and Phillip Jackson.
Eisner's work has supported Discipline-Based Art Education, and he developed the importance of forms of representation in education. During the 1980s, he had a number of exchanges with Denis C. Phillips regarding the status of qualitative research
Qualitative research
Qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the social sciences, but also in market research and further contexts. Qualitative researchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that govern such...
for educational understanding. Eisner also had a well-known debate with Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner
Howard Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who is a professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero and author of over twenty books translated into thirty languages. Since 1995, he has...
as to whether a work of fiction such as a novel could be submitted as a dissertation (Eisner believed it could, and some novels have since been successfully submitted).
Eisner publishes regularly; his works include hundreds of articles and over a dozen books. He also frequently speaks before teachers, administrators, and at professional conferences.
Eisner has served as president of many professional organizations, including the American Educational Research Association
American Educational Research Association
The American Educational Research Association, or AERA, was founded in 1916 as a professional organization representing educational researchers in the United States and around the world....
, the National Art Education Association
National Art Education Association
The National Art Education Association , a professional association, is the world's largest professional art education association. It was founded in 1947.-Membership:...
, and the John Dewey Society
John Dewey Society
The John Dewey Society was founded in 1935, and was the first organization focused on philosophy of education. Its goal is to "keep alive John Dewey's commitment to the use of critical and reflective intelligence in the search for solutions to crucial problems in education and culture." The Society...
.