‘But the Emperor has no clothes on’: Witkin's theories and a research based upon them

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Journal of Art & Design EducationVolume 3, Issue 1 p. 59-70 ‘But the Emperor has no clothes on’: Witkin's theories and a research based upon them ALAN SIMPSON, ALAN SIMPSON ALAN SIMPSON is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Arts and Humanities Education, Didsbury School of Education, Manchester Polytechnic. His publications include reviews and articles in The British Journal of Aesthetics and The Journal of Aesthetic Education. He is Editorial Consultant to the latter journal and a member of the Executive Committee of The British Society of Aesthetics. Among his current commitments are a paper for the next volume in the Pergamon series edited by Malcolm Ross, The Aesthetic Dimension in Education, and a paper for a UNESCO seminar in inter-related arts at the Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest. In the Spring of 1983 he spent two months in the USA, centred on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and from where he made a short lecture tour of universities in the Mid-West.Search for more papers by this author ALAN SIMPSON, ALAN SIMPSON ALAN SIMPSON is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Arts and Humanities Education, Didsbury School of Education, Manchester Polytechnic. His publications include reviews and articles in The British Journal of Aesthetics and The Journal of Aesthetic Education. He is Editorial Consultant to the latter journal and a member of the Executive Committee of The British Society of Aesthetics. Among his current commitments are a paper for the next volume in the Pergamon series edited by Malcolm Ross, The Aesthetic Dimension in Education, and a paper for a UNESCO seminar in inter-related arts at the Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest. In the Spring of 1983 he spent two months in the USA, centred on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and from where he made a short lecture tour of universities in the Mid-West.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1984 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-8070.1984.tb00101.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume3, Issue1March 1984Pages 59-70 RelatedInformation