Art pedagogy, or perhaps aesthetic pedagogy instead?

The paper contributes to the discussion on the process of making the pedagogic and aesthetic discourse an academic discipline. The concept of art pedagogy developed by Dariusz Kubinowski serves as the reference point for the analysis. In the text, the author highlights the possibility of adopting a broader approach – going beyond the field of art – to the research focus of the emerging sub-discipline which is perceived as the next stage in the scientific reflection on the issue of aesthetic education. The arguments supporting this possibility will be drawn from traditional approach to aesthetic education and the achievements of contemporary aesthetics and empirical aesthetics, which are crucial for the ongoing discussion. At the same time, the author proposes to use the term “aesthetic pedagogy.” Adoption of a broader research focus, on the one hand, creates an opportunity to consolidate within the sub-discipline the existing research findings of educators exploring the aesthetic dimensions of reality in relation to upbringing/education, while on the other, it opens up new areas for inquiry.