Discipline-Based Art Education

DBAE: An Approach to Teaching
Discipline-based art education (DBAE) is one of the approaches to instruct and learn in art. Educators who take the DBAE approach integrate content from four disciplines to contribute to the creation, understanding, and appreciation of art. DBAE is a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning art.
Disciplined-based arts education is a conceptual framework that ensures that all students, not just gifted or talented students, are involved in rigorous study of the arts as a part of their general education (AIEA, 2001). With DBAE, students are able to study the arts by using four discipline perspectives. These four perspectives are history, production, aesthetics, and criticism. History is encountering the historical and cultural background of works of art. Production is creating or performing the art. Aesthetics are discovering the nature and philosophy of the arts. Criticism is making informed judgments about the arts. These disciplines of art provide knowledge, skill, and understanding that enable students to have a broad and rich experience with works of art (CPS, 2000).
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