Investigating Causal Effect of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence From Houston’s Arts Access Initiative
Daniel H. Bowen and Brian Kisida. | 2020 Daniel H. Bowen and Brian Kisida, “Investigating Causal Effect of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence From Houston’s Arts Access Initiative,” Houston Education Research Consortium 7, no. 4 (2019): 1-28. Abstract: The researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial with 10,548 students in third through eighth grade who were enrolled across 42 schools. Participating schools were assigned […]
Cultivating Interest in Art: Causal Effects of Arts Exposure During Early Childhood
Kisida, B., Bowen, D. H., & Greene, J. P. | 2018 Despite a growing body of literature examining the effects of arts exposure and participation for youth, little is known about the development of attitudes toward art in early childhood. This study uses an experimental research design to investigate the effect of arts exposure on the development of children’s attitudes toward art.
Creating cultural consumers: The dynamics of cultural capital acquisition
B. Kisida, J.P. Greene, D.H. Bowen | 2014 The theories of cultural reproduction and cultural mobility have largely shaped the study of the effects of cultural capital on academic outcomes.
Measuring Critical Thinking: Results From an Art Museum Field Trip Experiment.
Kisida, B., Bowen, D.H., & Greene, J.P. | 2016 This study uses original data collected through a randomized controlled trial to measure the effects of school visits to an art museum.
The educational value of field trips
Jay Greene, Brian Kisida, Daniel Bowen | 2013 The school field trip has a long history in American public education.
Learning to think critically: A visual art experiment
Bowen, D. H., Greene, J. P., & Kisida, B. | 2014 In this study, researchers endeavored to find out whether exposure to the arts affects students’ ability to engage in critical thinking.