by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Russell-Bowie, D. (2009). Learning to Teach the Creative Arts in Primary Schools Through Community Engagement. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(2), 298-306.Abstract:This formative case study follows 13 undergraduate students...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Dunbar, K. N. (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 uses neuroscientific methods to examine whether there are cognitive differences between...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Norton, A., & Schlaug, G. (2008). Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning. PLoS ONE, 3.Abstract:This study examines the association between instrumental music...
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
Pitts, S. (2008). Extra-curricular music in UK schools: Investigating the aims,experiences, and impact of adolescent musical participation. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 9(10).Abstract:This study examines the effects of extracurricular music...
