Including Difference: A Communitarian Approach to Art Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Softcover

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Michelle Kraft is Professor of Art Education at Lubbock Christian University (LCU) in Lubbock, Texas. Prior to that, she taught art at Dunbar High School and Dunbar Junior High School in the Lubbock Independent School District, working extensively with students experiencing a range of (dis)abilities. Kraft has authored and coauthored several journal articles and book chapters, including in Matter Matters: Art Education and Material Culture Studies, edited by Paul Bolin and Doug Blandy (National Art Education Association, 2012), Visual Arts Research, The Journal for Social Theory in Art Education, The Journal for Cultural Theory in Art Education, Visual Culture & Gender, and Art Education. She is the recipient of several grants and teaching awards. She is active in the National Art Education Association and in the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA), and has presented at numerous conferences at state and national levels. She has served as chair of the Higher Education Division of TAEA and as editor of TAEA's peer-refereed journal, Trends in Art Education. Kraft has been a reviewer for a number of journals, including The Journal for Social Theory in Art Education, Visual Arts Research, and Visual Culture & Gender. In addition to teaching, she has served as department chair and is currently the Assistant Dean for the Hancock College of Liberal Arts and Education at LCU.