by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Petitto, L. (2008). Arts education, the brain, and language. In C. Asbury & C. Rich (Eds.) Learning, Arts, and the Brain. New York, NY: Dana Foundation.Abstract:This study examines the impact of intensive arts education on the human brain. The study has two...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Katz, M. (2008). Growth in motion: Supporting young women’s embodied identity and cognitive development through dance after school. Afterschool Matters, 12-21.Abstract:This research examines embodied learning, how we know and learn through our body, from the...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Powell, D. (2007). Arts in the Classroom Professional Development Program: Final Evaluation Report. Santa Clara County, CA: Arts in the Classroom Consortium. Abstract:This study is an evaluation of The Arts in the Classroom Program which engaged 91 Kindergarten...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Bond, K. E., & Stinson, S. W. (2007). “It’s work, work, work, work”: Young people’s experiences of effort and engagement in dance. Research in Dance Education, 8(2), 155-183.Abstract:This study is the second phase of a large research project examining...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Respress, T., & Lutfi, G. (2006). Whole brain learning: The fine arts with students at risk. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 15(1), 24-31Abstract:Researchers used a quasi-experimental research design to examine the impact of arts education on students involved...