Focusing on the benefits pupils can reap by studying arts subjects, this book will interest arts teachers looking for new evidence and research to inform their practice.
Critical links: learning in the arts and student academic and social development
Synopsis
Looking at the American education system, this book presents summaries, findings and commentaries on 62 research studies. It makes the case for multiple links between learning in the arts and student achievement.
It aims to provide the designers of arts education curriculums with insights found in the research, and suggests strategies for deepening the arts learning experiences of pupils, which are required to achieve the academic and social effects.
The review concludes by recommending new research into the social effects of learning in the arts.