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Do-It-YourselfAuthor(s): Pat VilleneuveSource: Art Education, Vol. 56, No. 6 (Nov., 2003), pp. 4-5Published by: National Art Education AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3194066 .

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Connect the dots

T -his editorial spread takes its cues from the lead article, "The Role Of Postmodern Picture Books in Art Education," by Pamelh

Hellman. I invite you to play along. Read the article-and then the rest. Paula Eubanks explores "codeswitching," a term she uses for th alternation between visual and verbal language and Allan Richards considers the relationship between arts literacy and reading ability in

young children. Susan Leshnoff discusses moral conduct in the art classroom, using the work of John Dewey, and Cynthia Bickley-Green and Phil

Phillips present a program that used visual art and play to help older students resist controlled substances. Karen Keifer-Boyd and Leah Michelli Kraft review inclusion law and policies, highlighting a program that models inclusion in the arts. Which ideas are new to you? What connections do you make? What more would

you like to know? What can you learn from? What will you use?

Do-It-Yourself

rune 2003: As I prepare my Florida State University. It's a busy

last issue of Art Education, time-and an exciting time, as _ _ . ' well. I wish I had more opportunity I am packing for a move to for reflection, but mostly I am

amazed to see my desktop for the first time in years.

When I was a graduate student at the University of Arizona, one of my professors was editor of Studies in Art Education. Jean Rush was a shrewd grammarian, and she wrote magical editorials. With a story she could tie together an entire issue. I was impressed-I read Studies because of her-but I never imagined I could be editor of a journal in our field.

I have enjoyed it, however, despite the great responsibility and towering piles. It has challenged me, and I am surprised at what I have learned and how I have changed because of it. At the same time, I am disappointed that I was not able to do a better job of it all. I regret the manuscripts I was unable to publish because of space constraints-I encourage those authors to try again-and I am sorry that some had to wait so long to see their efforts in print.

I have tried to provoke thought and facilitate dialogue, but I recognize that I may not have swayed many minds with the articles and letters I have printed. I have tried to encourage an open attitude to other ideas and change, particularly in my edito- rials in the May and November issues of 2002. (Please read them

a again.) My wish for the field is that we become more informed and reflective, more tolerant and respectful of our pluralistic practices. We are products of the past, but we are responsible

ie for the future. Theory and practice are not fixed. The world we live in is complex. Change is inevitable.

It's time to move on. My red pen is dry, and I have boxes to load. It's up to you to connect the dots.

Pat Villeneuve Editor

Pat ViUeneuve is associate professor of art education and arts administration at Florida State University. E-mail: pvillene@fsu. edu e

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Forecast I 've sent several promising manuscripts to : .

incoming editor B. Stephen Carpenter, II,

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: so I predict interesting reading ahead. '

Best wishes to you, Steve, and many thanks for your good work as a reviewer and - K . associate editor. I suggest you take a photo of your desktop now, and I can't wait to see

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Thanks all around

Being editor is a daunting responsibility. Fortunately, it is not a solitary task. I'd like to acknowledge the reviewers who devoted so much time to reading manuscripts and offering thoughtful comments to prospective

authors: Vicki Bodenhamer; B. Stephen Carpenter, II; Karen Carroll; Jean Detlefsen; Margaret Farr; Susanne Floyd Gunter; Mary Hafeli; Bay Hallowell; Rita Irwin; Carol Jeffers; Denise Jennings; Patricia Johnson; Paul Karnowski; Sallie Keith; Don Krug; Sharon Greenleaf LaPierre; Barbra Boswell Laws; James Liotta; Ann Rowson Love; Constance Lutz; Nancy Murphy; Andra Nyman; Ralph Raunft; Dikka Rian; Beverly Ruth-Cook; Robert Sabol; Barry Shauck; Lisa Silagyi; Deborah Smith-Shank; Virginia Stephen; Pamela Taylor; Barbra Wardle; and Nan Williams. I would like also to thank the editorial assistants who kept track of a mountain of manuscripts and correspondence over the years: Rebecca Schroeder, Sarah Oates, and Karen Gerety. I could not have done it without them, nor without the capable assistance and support I received from Lynn Ezell, Clare Grosgebauer, and Kay Foechterle in Reston. I also acknowledge the support and guidance of my predecessors, Paul Bolin and Mary Ann Stankiewicz, and the assistance provided by Steve Carpenter as associate editor and Lori Eklund as coordinator of Instructional Resources. I appreciate the letters and e-mail correspondence I have received, and I thank everyone who has submitted manuscripts to the journal. Most of all, I thank you for reading.

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