Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # ArtsEdSearch Arts in Education ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.artsedsearch.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.artsedsearch.org/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#853179″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” _builder_version=”4.9.1″ text_font_size=”20px” header_font_size=”42px” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]ArtsEdSearch is the nation’s hub for researchon the impact of arts education.[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark”]Browse research focused on the outcomes of arts education for students and educators or enter key words in the search - [About ArtsEdSearch](https://www.artsedsearch.org/about-us/about-artsedsearch/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Welcome to ArtsEdSearch! ArtsEdSearch — a project of the Arts Education Partnership — is an online clearinghouse of research focused on the outcomes of arts education for students and educators, both during and outside the school day. Twice - [About Us](https://www.artsedsearch.org/about-us/) - [Contact Us](https://www.artsedsearch.org/about-us/contact-us/) - For any questions or comments related to ArtsEdSearch, please contact: Mary Dell'Erba | Assistant Director, Arts Education Partnership mdellerba@ecs.org | 202-844-6281 Mailing Address Arts Education Partnership 1536 Wynkoop, Suite 410 Denver, CO 80202 - [California LCFF Priority-Aligned Research](https://www.artsedsearch.org/california-lcff-priority-aligned-research/) - This version of ArtsEdSearch invites interested parties in California to explore summaries of research aligned to state priorities outlined in CA's LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula). In addition to the searchable summaries, AEP has created a companion series of four documents that summarize the research. The first document is an introduction, and each of the - [Browse Research](https://www.artsedsearch.org/browse-research/) - [Review Panel](https://www.artsedsearch.org/about-us/artsedsearch-review-panel/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″]The ArtsEdSearch Review Panel The Review Panel consists of leaders working across the arts and education fields who collaborate with AEP to continually grow ArtsEdSearch through rigorous and ongoing peer review of the evolving body of evidence on the benefits of the arts - [Submit a Study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/submit-a-study/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.1.1″] Submit a Study AEP accepts study submissions on an ongoing basis. If you wish to submit a research study for possible inclusion in ArtsEdSearch, please begin by reviewing the Criteria for Inclusion included below. Studies must meet all criteria to be eligible for consideration in ArtsEdSearch. If the study - [Glossary](https://www.artsedsearch.org/glossary/) - [glossary] ## Layouts - [Accordion Menu](https://www.artsedsearch.org/et_pb_layout/accordion-menu/) - [et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”3.1.1″ saved_tabs=”all” text_orientation=”” text_shadow_horizontal_length=”” text_shadow_vertical_length=”” text_shadow_blur_strength=”” body_text_align=”” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”” body_text_shadow_vertical_length=”” body_text_shadow_blur_strength=”” toggle_text_align=”” toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”” toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length=”” toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength=”” module_alignment=”” template_type=”module” /] - [Priority Areas](https://www.artsedsearch.org/et_pb_layout/priority-areas/) - [et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.1.1″ template_type=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Raising” _builder_version=”3.1.1″ title=”Raise Student Achievement and Success” image=”https://artsedsearch.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/Priority-Areas-Icons_1-2.png” text_orientation=”center” url=”/browse-research/?fwp_outcomes=student-academic%2Cstudent-cognitive%2Cstudent-personal%2Cstudent-social-civic”] Learning in the arts prepares students for success in college and beyond. See related studies [/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Support” _builder_version=”3.1.1″ title=”Support Effective Educators and School Leaders” image=”https://artsedsearch.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/Priority-Areas-Icons_2-1.png” text_orientation=”center” url=”/browse-research/?fwp_outcomes=educator-professional”] Arts education supports effective instruction and engagement. See related studies [/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Transform” ## Studies - [“It Just Made Me Want to Do Better for Myself”: Performing Arts Education and Academic Performance for African American Male High School Students*](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/it-just-made-me-want-to-do-better-for-myself-performing-arts-education-and-academic-performance-for-african-american-male-high-school-students/) - Walton, C.W. "It Just Made Me Want to Do Better for Myself”: Performing Arts Education and Academic Performance for African American Male High School Students." International Journal of Education & the Arts, V. 21 No. 13 (2020): 1-42. Abstract: The abstract for this article, as well as the complete article, is available on the International - ['Seeing' and 'Being Seen': An Embodied and Culturally Sensitive Arts-Integrated Pedagogy Creating Enriched Conditions for Learning in Multicultural Schools*](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/seeing-and-being-seen-an-embodied-and-culturally-sensitive-arts-integrated-pedagogy-creating-enriched-conditions-for-learning-in-multicultural-schools/) - Svendler Nielsen, C., et al. "'Seeing' and 'Being Seen': An Embodied and Culturally Sensitive Arts-Integrated Pedagogy Creating Enriched Conditions for Learning in Multicultural Schools." International Journal of Education & the Arts, V. 21 No. 2 (2017): 1-24. Abstract: The abstract for this article, as well as the complete article, is available on the International Journal - [Promoting Engagement in School Through Tailored Music Programs*](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/promoting-engagement-in-school-through-tailored-music-programs/) - McFerran, K. S., Crooke, A. H. D. and Bolger, L. "Promoting Engagement in School Through Tailored Music Programs." International Journal of Education & the Arts, V. 18 No. 3 (2017): 1-29. Abstract: The abstract for this article, as well as the complete article, is available on the International Journal of Education & the Arts website. - [In the Face of the Unprecedented: Creative Youth Development Guides Organizations to Adapt, Support and Thrive*](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/in-the-face-of-the-unprecedented-creative-youth-development-guides-organizations-to-adapt-support-and-thrive/) - Guerrero, R. "In the Face of the Unprecedented: Creative Youth Development Guides Organizations to Adapt, Support and Thrive." Arts Education Policy Review, (2021): 1-8. Abstract: The abstract for this article is available on the Taylor & Francis Online website. Supports for the Findings: This is a case study of representatives of three Creative Youth Development (CYD) - [Digital Storytelling as Arts-Inspired Inquiry for Engaging, Understanding and Supporting Indigenous Youth*](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/digital-storytelling-as-arts-inspired-inquiry-for-engaging-understanding-and-supporting-indigenous-youth/) - Eglinton, K. Ali, Gubrium, A. and Wexler, L. "Digital Storytelling as Arts-Inspired Inquiry for Engaging, Understanding, and Supporting Indigenous Youth." International Journal of Education & the Arts, V. 18 No. 5 (2017): 1-28. Abstract: The abstract for this article, as well as the complete article, is available on the International Journal of Education & the - [Using Multi-Genre Arts Programming to Support Creative Engagement and Social and Emotional Learning in Middle-School Students With Autism](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/using-multi-genre-arts-programming-to-support-creative-engagement-and-social-and-emotional-learning-in-middle-school-students-with-autism/) - Müller, E., Nutting, D., Keddell, K. "ArtAbility: Using Multi-Genre Arts Programming to Support Creative Engagement and Social and Emotional Learning in Middle-School Students With Autism." The Journal of the Arts and Special Education, 1(1) (2019): 25-48. Abstract: This report focuses on ArtAbility, a multi-genre arts program for middle school students with autism. The evaluation of - [Increased Engagement of the Cognitive Control Network Associated With Music Training in Children During an fMRI Stroop Task](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/increased-engagement-of-the-cognitive-control-network-associated-with-music-training-in-children-during-an-fmri-stroop-task/) - Matthew Sachs et al. "Increased Engagement of the Cognitive Control Network Associated With Music Training in Children During an FMRI Stroop Task." Plos One 12, no. 10 (2017). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0187254. Abstract: As part of an ongoing longitudinal study, the authors investigated the effects of music training (through an extracurricular program) on executive function (generally, the three - [The Effectiveness of Performative Aerial Practice on Mental Health and the Love of Movement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effectiveness-of-performative-aerial-practice-on-mental-health-and-the-love-of-movement/) - Kosma, Maria et al. “The Effectiveness of Performative Aerial Practice on Mental Health and the Love of Movement.” Research in Dance Education. (2020): doi:10.1080/14647893.2020.1784868. Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine whether skill-based and performative aerial practice was more beneficial on mental health and the love of movement than only skill-based aerial practice. - [Museums as Classrooms: The Academic and Behavioral Impacts of “School in the Park”](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/museums-as-classrooms-the-academic-and-behavioral-impacts-of-school-in-the-park/) - Lacoe, Johanna, Gary D. Painter, and Danielle Williams. "Museums as Classrooms: The Academic and Behavioral Impacts of “School in the Park”." AERA Open Vol. 6, no. 3 (2020): 1-22, DOI: 2332858420940309. Abstract: Access to community cultural institutions, such as museums, zoos and theaters has the potential to improve students’ educational experiences. This study estimates the - [The Development of Musical Skills of Underprivileged Children Over the Course of One Year: A Study in the Context of an El Sistema-Inspired Program](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/he-development-of-musical-skills-of-underprivileged-children-over-the-course-of-one-year-a-study-in-the-context-of-an-el-sistema-inspired-program/) - Ilari, Beatriz et al. “The Development of Musical Skills of Underprivileged Children Over the Course of One Year: A Study in the Context of an El Sistema-Inspired Program.” Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 62 (2016): 1-13. Abstract: This study examined the development of musical skills in children from communities that are historically underserved who - [A Vision of Civically Engaged Art Education Teens as Arts-Based Researchers](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-vision-of-civically-engaged-art-education-teens-as-arts-based-researchers/) - Shields, Sara Scott, Rachel Fendler, and Danielle Henn. “A Vision of Civically Engaged Art Education: Teens as Arts-Based Researchers.” Studies in Art Education 61(2) (2020): 123-141: DOI: 10.1080/00393541.2020.1740146. Abstract: Civic engagement includes a focus on identifying societal and political structures and encompasses how young people understand themselves as civic agents capable of starting and sustaining - [Neural Correlates of Accelerated Auditory Processing in Children Engaged in Music Training](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/neural-correlates-of-accelerated-auditory-processing-in-children-engaged-in-music-training/) - Habibi, Assal et al. "Neural Correlates of Accelerated Auditory Processing in Children Engaged in Music Training." Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 21 (2016): 1-14. Abstract: As part of a longitudinal study, researchers investigated the effects of a two-year music training program on the auditory development of children, beginning when they were six or seven years old. The training was - [Dramatic Pretend Play Games Uniquely Improve Emotional Control in Young Children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/dramatic-pretend-play-games-uniquely-improve-emotional-control-in-young-children/) - Thalia R. Goldstein and Matthew D. Lerner, "Dramatic Pretend Play Games Uniquely Improve Emotional Control in Young Children," Developmental Science 21, no. 4 (2018): e12603. Abstract: Researchers conducted a randomized control trial of dramatic pretend play games with a group of 79 children from low socioeconomic households to test whether dramatic pretend play causes generalized - [Can Guided Play and Storybook Reading Promote Children’s Drawing Development?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/can-guided-play-and-storybook-reading-promote-childrens-drawing-development/) - Jeremy E. Sawyer and Thalia Goldstein, “Can Guided Play and Storybook Reading Promote Children’s Drawing Development?,” Empirical Studies of the Arts 37, no. 1 (2018): 32–59. Abstract: Children’s drawings are implicated in their emotional, cognitive, artistic and semiotic development, raising the question of how early educators may best facilitate drawing development. This study compared three - [Investigating Causal Effect of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence From Houston’s Arts Access Initiative](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/investigating-causal-effect-of-arts-education-experiences-experimental-evidence-from-houstons-arts-access-initiative/) - 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 - [Improvisational Theater Classes Improve Self-Concept](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/improvisational-theater-classes-improve-self-concept/) - Brooke H. DeBettignies and Thalia R. Goldstein. Improvisational Theater Classes Improve Self-Concept. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, (2019). Abstract: The study investigated the effect of improvisational theater classes on children’s self-concept. Fifty-two elementary school children participated in an experimental design study. Children from eight to 11 years old who were enrolled in an - [The Effectiveness of a Music and Dance Program on the Task Engagement and Inclusion of Young Pupils on the Autism Spectrum](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effectiveness-of-a-music-and-dance-program-on-the-task-engagement-and-inclusion-of-young-pupils-on-the-autism-spectrum/) - Athina Stamou et al, "The Effectiveness of a Music and Dance Program on the Task Engagement and Inclusion of Young Pupils on the Autism Spectrum," Music & Science 2 (2019): 2059204319881852. Abstract: This study explored whether music and dance can promote the inclusion of children with autism attending mainstream schools through participation in a novel music - [Music Education, Academic Achievement and Executive Functions](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-education-academic-achievement-and-executive-functions/) - Steven J. Holochwost et al, “Music Education, Academic Achievement, and Executive Functions," Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts," 11, no. 2 (2017): 147-166. Abstract: This study examined whether music education was associated with improved performance on measures of academic achievement and executive functions ― a set of cognitive processes humans use to set and - [Selection Into, and Academic Benefits From, Arts-Related Courses in Middle School for Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Youth](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/selection-into-and-academic-benefits-from-arts-related-courses-in-middle-school-for-low-income-ethnically-diverse-youth/) - Adam Winsler et al, "Selection Into, and Academic Benefits From, Arts-Related Courses in Middle School for Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Youth," Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, (2019). Abstract: This research on the effects of arts engagement identifies and carefully controls for preexisting selection factors that differentiate those who do and do not get exposure - [The Effects of Arts Integration on Long-Term Retention of Content and Student Engagement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-arts-integration-on-long-term-retention-of-content-and-student-engagement/) - Mariale Hardiman, Luke Rinne and Julia Yarmolinskaya, “The Effects of Arts Integration on Long-Term Retention of Content and Student Engagement,” Mind, Brain and Education 8, no. 3 (2014): 144-148. Abstract: Previous studies of arts integration ― the pedagogical practice of teaching through the arts ― suggest its value for enhancing cognitive, academic and social skills. - [Music and Juvenile Justice: A Dynamic Systems Perspective](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-and-juvenile-justice-a-dynamic-systems-perspective/) - Dennie Palmer Wolf and Steven J. Holochwost, “Music and Juvenile Justice: A Dynamic Systems Perspective,” Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 10, 2 (2016): 171-183. Abstract: This study investigated whether participation in an ensemble-based music education program was associated with evidence of internal strengths, changes in perceptions of peers or changes in behavior among youth involved - [The Benefits of Music Workshop Participation for Pupils’ Wellbeing and Social Capital: The In2 Music Project Evaluation*](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-benefits-of-music-workshop-participation-for-pupils-wellbeing-and-social-capital-the-in2-music-project-evaluation/) - Ward, S., et al. "The Benefits of Music Workshop Participation for Pupils’ Wellbeing and Social Capital: The In2 Music Project Evaluation." Arts Education Policy Review, (2021): 1-11. Abstract: The abstract for this article is available on the Taylor & Francis Online website. Supports for the Findings: The In2 music project involved students in year 6 (10–11 - [A Population-Level Analysis of Associations Between School Music Participation and Academic Achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-population-level-analysis-of-associations-between-school-music-participation-and-academic-achievement/) - Guhn, M., S.D. Emerson and P. Gouzouasis. (2019). A Population-Level Analysis of Associations Between School Music Participation and Academic Achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000376. Abstract: The present study employed population-level educational records from four public school student cohorts (n = 112,916; seventh through 12th grade 7-12) in British Columbia, Canada, to - [Access to High School Arts Education: Why Student Participation Matters as Much as Course Availability](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/access-to-high-school-arts-education-why-student-participation-matters-as-much-as-course-availability/) - Thomas, K. M, P. Singh, K. Klopfenstein and C.T. Henry. (2013) Access to High School Arts Education: Why Student Participation Matters as Much as Course Availability. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 21 (74) Abstract: Using individual-level administrative data from the University of Texas at Dallas Education Research Center researchers developed several distinct indices of access to - [Transforming Teaching Through Arts Integration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/transforming-teaching-through-arts-integration/) - Snyder, L., P. Klos and L. Grey-Hawkins. (2014). Transforming Teaching Through Arts Integration. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 10(1). Abstract: In four years, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) increased sixth- and seventh-grade student achievement on the Maryland State Assessment (MSA) by 20% at a low-performing school. This improvement positively correlates with the implementation - [The Collaborative Residency Project: The Influence of Co-Teaching on Professional Development in Arts Integration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-collaborative-residency-project-the-influence-of-co-teaching-on-professional-development-in-arts-integration/) - Schlaack, N. and J. Simpson Steele. (2018). The Collaborative Residency Project: The Influence of Co-Teaching on Professional Development in Arts Integration. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 19(11). Abstract: The Collaborative Residency program offered classroom teachers an intensive course of study through collaborative work with teaching artists as they co-planned and co-taught arts-integrated science - [Where Are They Now? Graduates of an Arts Integration Elementary School Reflect on Art, School, Self and Others](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/where-are-they-now-graduates-of-an-arts-integration-elementary-school-reflect-on-art-school-self-and-others/) - Simpson Steele, J. (2019). Where Are They Now? Graduates of an Arts Integration Elementary School Reflect on Art, School, Self and Others. International Journal for Education & the Arts 20(11), 1-23. Abstract: How do high school students experience art, school, self and others after graduating from an arts-integrated elementary school? This exploratory case study employs - [Think3d!: Training Spatial Thinking Fundamental to STEM Education, Cognition and Instruction](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/think3d-training-spatial-thinking-fundamental-to-stem-education-cognition-and-instruction/) - Taylor, Holly A. and Allyson Hutton (2013) Think3d!: Training Spatial Thinking Fundamental to STEM Education, Cognition and Instruction, 31:4, 434-455. Abstract: This article describes the initial implementation of an innovative STEAM program (Think3d) for elementary-age children that used origami and pop-up paper engineering to promote visuospatial thinking. All students completed assessments at three points in - [The Use of Music to Enhance Reading Skills of Second Grade Students and Students With Reading Disabilities](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-use-of-music-to-enhance-reading-skills-of-second-grade-students-and-students-with-reading-disabilities/) - Register, Dena, Alice-Ann Darrow, Jayne Standley and Olivia Swedberg. 2007. The Use of Music to Enhance Reading Skills of Second Grade Students and Students With Reading Disabilities. Journal of Music Therapy 44, (1) (Spring): 23-37. Abstract: This study assesses the impact of music curriculum on the reading skills of second grade, public school students with specific - [Playwriting and Flow: The Interconnection Between Creativity, Engagement and Skill Development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/playwriting-and-flow-the-interconnection-between-creativity-engagement-and-skill-development/) - Gardiner, Paul. "Playwriting and Flow: The Interconnection Between Creativity, Engagement and Skill Development." International Journal of Education & the Arts 18, no. 6 (February 18, 2017). Abstract: The article outlines the research findings and examines them through a playwriting pedagogy context. It explores the conceptual assumptions that surround teaching and learning for creativity and how these - [The Arts and Human Development: Framing a National Research Agenda for the Arts, Lifelong Learning and Individual Well-Being](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-arts-and-human-development-framing-a-national-research-agenda-for-the-arts-lifelong-learning-and-individual-well-being/) - Hanna, Gay, Michael Patterson, Judy Rollins and Andrea Sherman. 2011. “The Arts and Human Development: Framing a National Research Agenda for the Arts, Lifelong Learning and Individual Well-Being.” National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, November. https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/TheArtsAndHumanDev.pdf. Abstract: This paper is the result of a convening hosted by - [Arts in Education: The Impact of the Arts Integration Program and Lessons Learned](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-in-education-the-impact-of-the-arts-integration-program-and-lessons-learned/) - Miller, Joyce Ann and Tania Bogatova. (2018). Arts in Education: The Impact of the Arts Integration Program and Lessons Learned. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 14 (1). Abstract: This research evaluated an arts-integration project funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant program. The four-year project was - [Dance/Movement Therapy’s Influence on Adolescents Mathematics, Social-Emotional and Dance Skills](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/dance-movement-therapys-influence-on-adolescents-mathematics-social-emotional-and-dance-skills/) - Anderson, Alida. "Dance/Movement Therapy’s Influence on Adolescents Mathematics, Social-Emotional and Dance Skills." The Educational Forum79, no. 3 (2015): 230-47. Abstract: In the study, dance movement therapy (DMT) was integrated into mathematics and social-emotional skill instruction for seventh-grade students diagnosed with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disabilities and/or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Students who participated in these integrated activities over - [The Relationship of Pitch Sight-Singing Skills With Tonal Discrimination, Language Reading Skills and Academic Ability in Children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-relationship-of-pitch-sight-singing-skills-with-tonal-discrimination-language-reading-skills-and-academic-ability-in-children/) - Reifinger, James L. "The Relationship of Pitch Sight-Singing Skills With Tonal Discrimination, Language Reading Skills and Academic Ability in Children." Journal of Research in Music Education 66, no. 1 (2018): 71-91. Abstract: The study investigates correlates that could explain variance in beginning sight-singing achievement, including tonal discrimination, reading fluency, reading comprehension and academic ability. Both curriculum-based - [Development of a School Orchestra Model in Korean Public Schools and Students’ Perceptions of the Orchestra Experience](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/development-of-a-school-orchestra-model-in-korean-public-schools-and-students-perceptions-of-the-orchestra-experience/) - Chong, H. J., & Kim, S. J. (2016). Development of a School Orchestra Model in Korean Public Schools and Students’ Perceptions of the Orchestra Experience. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 17(35). Abstract: This paper outlines an author-developed school orchestra model and describes students’ perceptions of their orchestra experiences after model implementation in terms - [Cultivating Common Ground: Integrating Standards-Based Visual Arts, Math and Literacy in High-Poverty Urban Classrooms](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/cultivating-common-ground-integrating-standards-based-visual-arts-math-and-literacy-in-high-poverty-urban-classrooms/) - Cunnington, Marisol, Andrea Kantrowitz, Susanne Harnett, and Aline Hill-Ries. "Cultivating Common Ground: Integrating Standards-Based Visual Arts, Math and Literacy in High-Poverty Urban Classrooms." Journal for Learning through the Arts: A Research Journal on Arts Integration in Schools and Communities 10, no. 1 (2014). Abstract: The mixed-method study assessed the effects of staff professional development and standards - [The Effects of Arts Integration on Long-Term Retention of Academic Content](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-arts-integration-on-long-term-retention-of-academic-content/) - Hardiman, Mariale, Luke Rinne, and Julia Yarmolinskaya. “The Effects of Arts Integration on Long-Term Retention of Academic Content.” International Mind, Brain, and Education Society 8, no. 3 (2014): 144-148. Abstract: This study reports the results of a small, preliminary classroom-based experiment that tested effects of arts integration on long-term retention of content. The researchers designed - [Dancing Effects on Preschoolers’ Sensorimotor Synchronization, Balance and Movement Reaction Time](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/dancing-effects-on-preschoolers-sensorimotor-synchronization-balance-and-movement-reaction-time/) - Chatzihidiroglou et al. "Dancing Effects on Preschoolers’ Sensorimotor Synchronization, Balance and Movement Reaction Time." Perceptual and motor skills 125, no. 3 (2018): 463-477. Abstract: This study compared an experimental group of preschool children (n=22; mean age=5 years, 8 months) who followed an eight-week dance program with a control group (n=20; mean age=5 years, 5 months) on pre–post - [Being With and Being There: Our Enactment of Wide-Awakeness](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/being-with-and-being-there-our-enactment-of-wide-awakeness/) - The author presents a case study of a college art education course designed to explore teaching as art practice. - [The Influence of Classroom Drama on Teachers’ Language and Students’ On-Task Behavior](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-influence-of-classroom-drama-on-teachers-language-and-students-on-task-behavior/) - Anderson, Alida and Katherine Berry. “The Influence of Classroom Drama on Teachers’ Language and Students’ On-Task Behavior.” Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth 59, no. 4 (2015): 197, doi: 10.1080/1045988X.2014.903464. Abstract: Teachers’ language and students’ on-task behavior were examined during language arts lessons — both with and without classroom drama instruction — - [Incorporating an Image-Based, Multi-Model Pedagogy Into Global Citizenship Education](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/incorporating-an-image-based-multi-model-pedagogy-into-global-citizenship-education/) - Drawing on theories and practices in literacy education, and in particular, the concepts of semiotics and transmediation, this research explores the possibility of arts-based experiences —such as image theater — in facilitating transformation of thinking in the context of global citizenship education. - [Cultivating Interest in Art: Causal Effects of Arts Exposure During Early Childhood](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/cultivating-interest-in-art-causal-effects-of-arts-exposure-during-early-childhood/) - 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. - [Noncognitive Factors in an Elementary School-Wide Arts Integrated Model](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/noncognitive-factors-in-an-elementary-school-wide-arts-integrated-model/) - Steele, J. S. (2017). Noncognitive Factors in an Elementary School-Wide Arts Integrated Model. Journal for Learning through the Arts: A Research Journal on Arts Integration in Schools and Communities, 12(1). - [The Effect of Symmetrical and Symmetrical Peer-Assisted Learning Structures on Music Achievement and Learner Engagement in Seventh-Grade Band](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effect-of-symetrical-and-symetrical-peer-assisted-learning-structures-on-music-achievement-and-learner-engagement-in-seventh-grade-band/) - The study examines the effect of two different reciprocal peer-assisted learning (PAL) arrangements on music achievement and learning engagement in seventh-grade band classrooms. - [Does Participation in Music and Performing Arts Influence Child Development?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/does-participation-in-music-and-performing-arts-influence-child-development/) - This article reconsiders the association between childhood arts participation and cognitive and developmental outcomes. - [Music, Language and Learning: Investigating the Impact of a Music Workshop Project in Four English Early Years Settings.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-language-and-learning-investigating-the-impact-of-a-music-workshop-project-in-four-english-early-years-settings/) - This research used a range of methods to evaluate the 'Soundplay' project which ran in four early years (pre-K/K) settings in Sheffield, UK, in 2014-15. - [“The Music I Was Meant to Sing”: Adolescent choral students’ perceptions of culturally responsive pedagogy.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-music-i-was-meant-to-sing-adolescent-choral-students-perceptions-of-culturally-responsive-pedagogy/) - This article is based on a multiple embedded case study, the purpose of which was to explore adolescent choral students' perceptions of culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) in an urban nonprofit children's choir organization. - [Using arts integration to make science learning memorable in the upper elementary grades: A quasi-experimental study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/using-arts-integration-to-make-science-learning-memorable-in-the-upper-elementary-grades-a-quasi-experimental-study/) - The study tested the hypothesis that the arts might provide upper-elementary students, who were still concrete thinkers, with a powerful means of envisioning phenomena that they could not directly observe. - [Measuring Critical Thinking: Results From an Art Museum Field Trip Experiment.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/measuring-critical-thinking-results-from-an-art-museum-field-trip-experiment/) - This study uses original data collected through a randomized controlled trial to measure the effects of school visits to an art museum. - [The Effects of Musical Training on Child Development: A randomized trial of El Sistema in Venezuela.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-musical-training-on-child-development-a-randomized-trial-of-el-sistema-in-venezuela/) - This study aims to assess the effects of a largescale music program on children's developmental functioning in the context of high rates of exposure to violence using Venezuela's "El Sistema" program which emphasizes social interactions through group instruction and group performances. - [Pre-professional arts based service-learning in music education and art therapy.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/pre-professional-arts-based-service-learning-in-music-education-and-art-therapy/) - This article describes a study of art therapy and music education students participating in a single-semester service-learning assignments prior to their clinical internship or student teaching experience. - [Learning about leadership from a visit to the art museum](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-about-leadership-from-a-visit-to-the-art-museum/) - This qualitative study presents an analysis of how guided visits to an art museum can provide leadership lessons for developing urban school leaders. - [“I'm so offended!”: Curriculum flashpoints and critical arts education.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/i-m-so-offended-curriculum-flashpoints-and-critical-arts-education/) - Inspired by critical race and feminist perspectives, this study seeks to expand the conversation on preparing arts educators for diversity and equity. - [Music composition in the high school curriculum: A multiple case study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-composition-in-the-high-school-curriculum-a-multiple-case-study/) - Achieving all objectives in the National Standards for Arts Education would require fundamental changes to the way music is taught in school today. - [Arts Education and the High School Dropout Problem](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-education-and-the-high-school-dropout-problem/) - High school dropout is a significant public education problem in the United States. - [Learning across disciplines: A collective case study of two university programs that integrate the arts with STEM](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-across-disciplines-a-collective-case-study-of-two-university-programs-that-integrate-the-arts-with-stem/) - Recent research has suggested the arts are well-suited to be combined with science, technology, engineering and math disciplines making the STEM acronym STEAM. - [Effect of a performing arts program on the oral language skills of young English learners.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/effect-of-a-performing-arts-program-on-the-oral-language-skills-of-young-english-learners/) - The Teaching Artist Project (TAP) is a literacy program that provides K–2 teachers with professional development in theatre and dance with the goal of helping teachers boost the oral language skills of English learners (ELs). - [“Searching for an entrance” and finding a two-way door: Using poetry to create East-West contact zones in TESOL teacher education](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/searching-for-an-entrance-and-finding-a-two-way-door-using-poetry-to-create-east-west-contact-zones-in-tesol-teacher-education/) - Several scholars have argued for the importance of aesthetic and autobiographic narratives to democratize the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) field and showcase varieties of minoritized perspectives. - [Improv and ink: Increasing individual writing fluency with collaborative improv.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/improv-and-ink-increasing-individual-writing-fluency-with-collaborative-improv/) - This article explores how short form/comedic improvisational theater (improv) impacts the development of writing fluency. - [Embracing the Burden of Proof: New strategies for determining predictive links between arts integration teacher professional development, student arts learning, and student academic achievement outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/embracing-the-burden-of-proof-new-strategies-for-determining-predictive-links-between-arts-integration-teacher-professional-development-student-arts-learning-and-student-academic-achievement-outcomes/) - This study uses statistics to demonstrate the results of a three-year arts integration project conducted by the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education's (CAPE) Partnership in Arts Integration Research (PAIR) project in Chicago public schools. - [The art of empathy: A mixed methods case study of a critical place-based art education program](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-art-of-empathy-a-mixed-methods-case-study-of-a-critical-place-based-art-education-program/) - This mixed methods case study examined middle school students' empathy with the environment within a critical place-based art education program. - [The process of social identity development in adolescent high school choral singers: A grounded theory](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-process-of-social-identity-development-in-adolescent-high-school-choral-singers-a-grounded-theory/) - The purpose of this study was to describe the process of adolescent choral singers' social identity development within three midsized, Midwestern high school mixed choirs. - [Arts integration and the Mississippi Arts Commission's Whole School Initiative](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-integration-and-the-mississippi-arts-commission-s-whole-school-initiative/) - This study examines the impact of the Whole Schools Initiative (WSI), an arts integration model for comprehensive school reform, on students' academic performance as evidenced primarily by their scores on standardized state exams. - [Evaluation of professional development in the use of arts-integrated activities with mathematics content: Findings about program implementation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/evaluation-of-professional-development-in-the-use-of-arts-integrated-activities-with-mathematics-content-findings-about-program-implementation/) - Researchers designed a qualitative study to evaluate the program design and implementation of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Arts Institute for Early Childhood Learning's professional development (PD) program. - [Arts Achieve, impacting student success in the arts: Preliminary findings after one year of implementation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/h-the-arts-101-1-24/) - Arts Achieve: Impacting Student Success in the Arts is a partnership between Studio in a School, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), and four other premier cultural arts organizations from across New York City (NYC). - [The effects of creative dramatics on vocabulary achievement of fourth grade students in a language arts classroom: An empirical study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-creative-dramatics-on-vocabulary-achievement-of-fourth-grade-students-in-a-language-arts-classroom-an-empirical-study/) - This experimental design research study provides statistically significant evidence that the two treatment groups outscored the control group when exposed to a creative dramatics intervention. - [Creating cultural consumers: The dynamics of cultural capital acquisition](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/creating-cultural-consumers-the-dynamics-of-cultural-capital-acquisition/) - The theories of cultural reproduction and cultural mobility have largely shaped the study of the effects of cultural capital on academic outcomes. - [A study on the relationship between theater arts and student literacy and mathematics achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-study-on-the-relationship-between-theater-arts-and-student-literacy-and-mathematics-achievement/) - Past studies have shown positive relationships between the arts and academic achievement when the arts are integrated into language arts, mathematics, and science classes. - [Creativity in an Arts Integrated Third Space: A Case Study of Elementary School Students in an International Collaboration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/creativity-in-an-arts-integrated-third-space-a-case-study-of-elementary-school-students-in-an-international-collaboration/) - This qualitative case study examines the impact of an arts-integrated international collaboration the creativity of elementary school students when students are communicating and creating exclusively through a technological third space. - [Found in translation: Interdisciplinary arts integration in Project AIM](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/found-in-translation-interdisciplinary-arts-integration-in-project-aim/) - Researchers and staff from Project AIM, an interdisciplinary arts-integration program in Chicago, designed a study to research arts integration as a method of translation. - [Cross-Study Findings: A View into a Decade of Arts Integration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/cross-study-findings-a-view-into-a-decade-of-arts-integration/) - The Kennedy Center's CETA (Changing Education Through the Arts) program is a professional development partnership designed to support teachers' employment of arts integration practices in their classrooms. - [High school music classes enhance the neural processing of speech](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/high-school-music-classes-enhance-the-neural-processing-of-speech/) - This study examines the impact of two years of in-school music instruction on high school students from predominantly low socio-economic backgrounds as compared with their classmates who received an alternate, non-musical instruction. - [Learning to think critically: A visual art experiment](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-to-think-critically-a-visual-art-experiment/) - In this study, researchers endeavored to find out whether exposure to the arts affects students' ability to engage in critical thinking. - [Increasing the school engagement and oral language skills of ELLs through arts integration in the primary grades](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/increasing-the-school-engagement-and-oral-language-skills-of-ells-through-arts-integration-in-the-primary-grades/) - Building on previous research on the relationship between the arts and student engagement and achievement, researchers studied the impact of San Diego's Teaching Artist Project (TAP) on the attendance and speaking and listening skills of children in kindergarten through second grade, with a focus on English Language Learners (ELLs). - [At-Risk Elementary School Children with One Year of Classroom Music Instruction Are Better at Keeping a Beat](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/at-risk-elementary-school-children-with-one-year-of-classroom-music-instruction-are-better-at-keeping-a-beat/) - This study, carried out in collaboration with the Harmony Project, a non-profit organization providing free music education to underserved children in Los Angeles, assessed the beat-keeping skills in a group of elementary school children (ages 6 – 9) who had received one year of musical training as compared to a similar group of children with no musical training. - [Biological impact of preschool music classes on processing speech in noise](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/biological-impact-of-preschool-music-classes-on-processing-speech-in-noise/) - This study compared auditory brainstem responses (ABR) to speech in noise in 32 preschool children, half of whom were engaged in musical training. - [Historic and ethnic music found to increase geographic understanding: A quasi-experimental study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/historic-and-ethnic-music-found-to-increase-geographic-understanding-a-quasi-experimental-study/) - This study evaluated an eighth-grade supplementary music and geography curriculum (Mapping the Beat) funded by a grant from the National Geographic Foundation. - [Partnerships in arts Integration Research final reports.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/partnerships-in-arts-integration-research-final-reports/) - The Partnerships for Arts Integration Research (PAIR) final report summarizes results from a four-year, federal Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) project administered by the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) and the Chicago Public Schools from 2007-2010. - [Is it the music or is it selection bias? A nationwide analysis of music and non-music students’ SAT scores](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/is-it-the-music-or-is-it-selection-bias-a-nationwide-analysis-of-music-and-non-music-students-sat-scores/) - Previous studies have found evidence of a link between high school music participation and higher standardized test scores. - [The educational value of field trips](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-educational-value-of-field-trips/) - The school field trip has a long history in American public education. - [How Learning a Musical Instrument Affects the Development of Skills](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/how-learning-a-musical-instrument-affects-the-development-of-skills/) - This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth effects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality, time use and ambition using representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel study (SOEP). - [Prelude: Music Makes Us baseline research report](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/prelude-music-makes-us-baseline-research-report/) - Researchers from the University of Kansas sought to establish a baseline understanding of the effects of existing music programs in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) in order to better understand the potential effects and implications of Music Makes Us, an enhanced music program launched in 2011 by the Mayor's office, music industry leaders, and philanthropists. - [Arts education and positive youth development: Cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes of adolescents who study the arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-education-and-positive-youth-development-cognitive-behavioral-and-social-outcomes-of-adolescents-who-study-the-arts/) - This study examined the influence of adolescent participation in the arts on cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes. - [Program Evaluation: Art Around the Corner](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/program-evaluation-art-around-the-corner/) - The National Gallery of Art (NGA) conducted a program evaluation of its long-standing initiative, Art Around the Corner (AAC). - [Effects of a school-based instrumental music program on verbal and visual memory in primary school children: A longitudinal study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/effects-of-a-school-based-instrumental-music-program-on-verbal-and-visual-memory-in-primary-school-children-a-longitudinal-study/) - This study measured the effects of school based instrumental instruction on primary school children in Germany. - [Arts enrichment and preschool emotions for low-income children at risk](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-enrichment-and-preschool-emotions-for-low-income-children-at-risk/) - This study examines the effects of arts integration on preschool students' emotional expression and emotional regulation. - [Creating a children’s art world: Negotiating participation, identity, and meaning in the elementary school art room](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/creating-a-childrens-art-world-negotiating-participation-identity-and-meaning-in-the-elementary-school-art-room/) - This qualitative case study examines the outcomes of the art-making process of a group of elementary school students over the course of a school year. - [Community-engaged arts for older people: Fostering social inclusion](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/community-engaged-arts-for-older-people-fostering-social-inclusion/) - This ethnographic study explores how communities can be more inclusive and supportive of seniors, specifically through the role of a community-engaged arts program, Arts, Health and Seniors (AHS), developed in Vancouver, Canada. - [Academic Music: Music instruction to engage third grade students in learning basic fraction concepts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/academic-music-music-instruction-to-engage-third-grade-students-in-learning-basic-fraction-concepts/) - This study examines the effects of an academic music intervention on conceptual understanding of music notation, fraction symbols, fraction size, and equivalency of third-graders from a multicultural, mixed socio-economic public school setting. - [Graffiti, poetry, dance: How public library art programs affect teens](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/graffiti-poetry-dance-how-public-library-art-programs-affect-teens/) - This article examines the impact art programming for teenagers in public libraries has on teenage civic engagement. - [Enhancing empathy and theory of mind](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/enhancing-empathy-and-theory-of-mind/) - This quasi-experimental study assessed the levels of theory of mind (understanding others' various mental states) and empathy (matching the emotional state of another) in students who took acting classes versus art or music classes. - [Voices from the field: Teachers’ views on the relevance of arts integration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/voices-from-the-field-teachers-views-on-the-relevance-of-arts-integration/) - This two-year study undertaken by researchers at Lesley University (LU), funded by the Ford Foundation, examined the relevance of arts integration in today's educational climate from the perspectives of teachers who completed a graduate program in arts integration at LU. - [Sending forth the tiniest ripples of hope that build the mightiest currents: Understanding how to prepare school leaders to interrupt oppressive school practices](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/sending-forth-the-tiniest-ripples-of-hope-that-build-the-mightiest-currents-understanding-how-to-prepare-school-leaders-to-interrupt-oppressive-school-practices/) - This case study documents a class in "leadership for social justice," aimed at preparing educators to initiate change within schools. - [The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: Findings from four longitudinal studies.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-arts-and-achievement-in-at-risk-youth-findings-from-four-longitudinal-studies/) - This study examines the relationship between participation in the arts and academic and civic outcomes for teenagers and young adults. - [Contribution of drama-based strategies](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/contribution-of-drama-based-strategies/) - Building on a stream of educational research that has focused on the impact of the arts on performance in non-arts academic subjects, this three year longitudinal study investigated the impact of integrating theatre arts into the language arts and social studies curricula on fourth- and fifth-grade students' cognitive, procognitive, and prosocial development through the Theatre Infusion project. - [When achievement data meet drama and arts integration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/when-achievement-data-meet-drama-and-arts-integration/) - The Education Arts Team (EAT), a non-profit, in New Jersey received a grant from the U. - [Singing one’s way to self-regulation: The role of early music and movement curricula and private speech](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/singing-ones-way-to-self-regulation-the-role-of-early-music-and-movement-curricula-and-private-speech/) - Investigators studied the effects of music classes on a child's self regulation through private speech. - [Short-term music training enhances verbal intelligence and executive function.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/short-term-music-training-enhances-verbal-intelligence-and-executive-function/) - This study examines the effects of two interactive computerized training programs developed for preschool children, one teaching music (focused on music listening activities) and the other visual art. - [“I made myself”: Playmaking as a pedagogy of change with urban youth](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/i-made-myself-playmaking-as-a-pedagogy-of-change-with-urban-youth/) - Applied Drama and Theater (AD/T) addresses local conditions and perspectives by teaming drama instructors and community members to write, produce, and perform plays. - [Arts Education in America: What the Declines Mean for Arts Participation.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-education-in-america-what-the-declines-mean-for-arts-participation/) - This report examines the association between arts education and art participation for adults found in the 1992 administration of the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). - [Creating destiny: Youth, arts and social change](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/creating-destiny-youth-arts-and-social-change/) - This ethnographic study examines how a company of high-school-aged artists in a community arts program, makes social change while creating an original hip hop, modern dance, and theater production. - [Partnerships between schools and the professional arts sector: Evaluation of impact on student outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/partnerships-between-schools-and-the-professional-arts-sector-evaluation-of-impact-on-student-outcomes/) - This study examines how arts partnerships impact student engagement, student voice, social learning, creative skills, and arts-related knowledge and skills; the five student outcomes linked to the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). - [Ecological mural as community reconnection](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/ecological-mural-as-community-reconnection/) - This phenomenological case study documents the Mystic River mural project in the Boston suburb community of Somerville. - [Activating student engagement through drama-based instruction](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/activating-student-engagement-through-drama-based-instruction/) - This mixed methods study examines the outcomes of Drama for Schools (DFS)—a professional development program that trains teachers to integrate drama techniques into their instruction—on participating middle school teachers and their students. - [Art integration as school culture change: A cultural ecosystem approach to faculty development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/art-integration-as-school-culture-change-a-cultural-ecosystem-approach-to-faculty-development/) - The researcher used an applied form of action research to evaluate the implementation of an arts integrated curriculum in a K-6 magnet elementary school. - [Music lessons and intelligence: A relation mediated by executive functions](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-lessons-and-intelligence-a-relation-mediated-by-executive-functions/) - Noting several studies that have previously identified a positive association between musical instruction and intelligence, researchers in this study examine whether the relationship between musical study and intelligence may be mediated or influenced by a third variable, executive function—including abilities such as planning, focus, memory, task switching, and problem solving that control cognitive processes. - [Correlations among social-cognitive skills in adolescents involved in acting or arts classes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/correlations-among-social-cognitive-skills-in-adolescents-involved-in-acting-or-arts-classes/) - This quasi-experimental study measured correlations between the development of empathy, theory of mind ("an everyday understanding of what someone else is thinking or feeling" (p. - [Drama activities as ideational resources for primary-grade children in urban science classes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/drama-activities-as-ideational-resources-for-primary-grade-children-in-urban-science-classes/) - This qualitative case study examines how drama enactments of scientific concepts—in particular, matter and the food web in the forest—enhanced scientific learning in grades one, two, and three at five Midwestern elementary schools. - ["A unified poet alliance": The personal and social outcomes of youth spoken word poetry programming](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-unified-poet-alliance-the-personal-and-social-outcomes-of-youth-spoken-word-poetry-programming/) - The researcher conducted an ethnographic study of youth spoken word primarily through participant observation of the programming offered by WordPlay in Baton Rouge. - [Studio learning: Motivation, competence, and the development of young art students’ talent and creativity](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/studio-learning-motivation-competence-and-the-development-of-young-art-students-talent-and-creativity/) - In this study, the researcher investigates the behaviors related to the development of artistic creativity and talent in 51 middleclass, suburban students who voluntarily attend a private afterschool drawing program in New York. - [Ten year follow-up investigation of preservice generalist primary teachers' background and confidence in teaching music](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/ten-year-follow-up-investigation-of-preservice-generalist-primary-teachers-background-and-confidence-in-teaching-music/) - This study looked at pre-service students' perceptions of their background in formal music education and their confidence in teaching music lessons, with the goal of understanding the role that background and confidence play in promoting music education by general classroom teachers. - [Deweyan multicultural democracy, Rortian solidarity, and the popular arts: Krumping into presence](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/deweyan-multicultural-democracy-rortian-solidarity-and-the-popular-arts-krumping-into-presence/) - The teacher-researcher and a team of research assistants used a case study method to investigate the effectiveness of an art history course for teaching multicultural understanding to college students. - [Visual arts as a lever for social justice education: labor studies in the high school art curriculum](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/visual-arts-as-a-lever-for-social-justice-education-labor-studies-in-the-high-school-art-curriculum/) - Two researchers and one teacher-researcher collaborated on an action research project aimed at exploring more effective ways to improve content knowledge about labor equality, dignity of work, the power of collective action, and principles of economic fairness addressing literacy skills within a visual art classroom. - [Media arts: Arts education for a digital age](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/media-arts-arts-education-for-a-digital-age/) - The researcher draws upon over three years of extensive field study at a Computer Clubhouse (media arts studio) in south Los Angeles where underprivileged youth ranging in age from eight to 18 have access to programming environments utilizing graphic, music, and video production software. - [Passing on: The old head/younger dancer mentoring relationship in the cultural sphere of rhythm tap](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/passing-on-the-old-head-younger-dancer-mentoring-relationship-in-the-cultural-sphere-of-rhythm-tap/) - This case study examines the phenomenon of mentorship within inner-city black rhythm tap dancing communities in New York City through an investigation of three different tap dance communities: "La Cave", "Swing 46" and "On Tap. - [Promising Findings on Preschoolers’ Emergent Literacy and School Readiness in Arts-Integrated Early Childhood Settings](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/promising-findings-on-preschoolers-emergent-literacy-and-school-readiness-in-arts-integrated-early-childhood-settings/) - This quasi-experimental study examines the implementation of a performing and visual arts integrated arts professional development model (Art as a Way of Learning – AWL) within an integrated arts program (Promoting and Supporting Early Literacy through the Arts – PASELA) designed to improve literacy in three community-based early childhood education (ECE) settings. - [Educational research: The art of problem solving.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/educational-research-the-art-of-problem-solving/) - This study is an evaluation of the Solomon R. - [Evaluation of the nature and impact of the Creative Partnerships programme on the teaching workforce](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/evaluation-of-the-nature-and-impact-of-the-creative-partnerships-programme-on-the-teaching-workforce/) - This study examines the impact of the UK's Creative Partnerships program on the teaching force at participating schools. - [Drama and possibility thinking - Taiwanese pupils' perspectives regarding creative pedagogy in drama](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/drama-and-possibility-thinking-taiwanese-pupils-perspectives-regarding-creative-pedagogy-in-drama/) - The researcher used a descriptive case study to consider how and what kind of creativity is developed through participation in drama-integrated learning, and how students respond to creative pedagogy (using drama-based and imaginative teaching approaches to enhance learning with the goal of cultivating creativity) in a Taiwanese context. - [Authentic arts-based learning in teacher education: a musical theatre experience](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/authentic-arts-based-learning-in-teacher-education-a-musical-theatre-experience/) - Researchers in this paper voice a concern over the disconnect that pre-service teachers face between educational theory and practice and present a model for integrating authentic learning and arts-based learning as a means of enhancing pre-service programs. - [Middle years teachers' past experiences of the arts: Implications for teacher education](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/middle-years-teachers-past-experiences-of-the-arts-implications-for-teacher-education/) - In grades four to nine (considered middle grades in Australia), it is common practice for generalist teachers to deliver integrated arts education. - [How being a teaching artist can influence K-12 art education](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/how-being-a-teaching-artist-can-influence-k-12-art-education/) - This study focuses on K-12 art teachers who are practicing artists and investigates the relationship between their studio and teaching practice. - [Window of opportunity? Adolescence, music, and algebra.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/window-of-opportunity-adolescence-music-and-algebra/) - This study analyzes 2006-2007 data from the Maryland Algebra/Data Analysis High School Assessment in relationship to student enrollment data in middle school music. - [Arts enrichment and school readiness for children at risk.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-enrichment-and-school-readiness-for-children-at-risk/) - Arts enrichment programs provide varied channels for acquiring school readiness skills, especially for children at risk. - [Using the Reggio exhibit to enrich teacher candidates' perceptions of how children construct and represent knowledge](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/using-the-reggio-exhibit-to-enrich-teacher-candidates-perceptions-of-how-children-construct-and-represent-knowledge/) - This study explored the changes in 37 early childhood teacher candidates' perceptions of how children construct and represent knowledge following repeated exposure to The Wonder of Learning: the Hundred Languages of Children exhibit. - [Applied theatre at the heart of educational reform: An impact and sustainability analysis](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/applied-theatre-at-the-heart-of-educational-reform-an-impact-and-sustainability-analysis/) - Researchers analyzed the impact of a theater-based intervention on teacher-student relationships and communication, teaching practice, and general understanding of issues of poverty. - [Arts integration professional development: teacher perspective and transfer to instructional practice](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-integration-professional-development-teacher-perspective-and-transfer-to-instructional-practice/) - This study examines the benefits of professional development in arts integration for elementary school teachers. - [Helping children cross cultural boundaries in the borderlands: Arts program at Freese Elementary in San Diego creates cultural bridge](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/helping-children-cross-cultural-boundaries-in-the-borderlands-arts-program-at-freese-elementary-in-san-diego-creates-cultural-bridge/) - In 2001-2002, Freese Elementary, an inner-city elementary program in the U. - [Effects of a preschool music and movement curriculum on children's language skills](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/effects-of-a-preschool-music-and-movement-curriculum-on-children-s-language-skills/) - This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effects of a supplementary music and movement curriculum on children's language skills in a Head Start preschool classroom. - [Oklahoma A+ Schools: What the research tells us 2002-2007. Volume three, quantitative measures.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/oklahoma-a-schools-what-the-research-tells-us-2002-2007-volume-three-quantitative-measures/) - Researchers conducted a five-year evaluation study of how the A+ arts integrated school reform strategies (developed in North Carolina) played out in Oklahoma's growing network of A+ Schools. - [How the arts help children to create healthy social scripts: Exploring the perceptions of elementary teachers](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/how-the-arts-help-children-to-create-healthy-social-scripts-exploring-the-perceptions-of-elementary-teachers/) - The researcher collected data in the form of interviews from twelve first through fourth grade inner-city teachers who had participated in arts integrated lessons with their classes, to describe the impact arts learning had on developing students' social scripts (culturally developed mental cues for how to act or respond in certain situations). - [The impact of music on childhood and adolescent achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-impact-of-music-on-childhood-and-adolescent-achievement/) - This large-scale, longitudinal study examines the relationship of music involvement to math and reading achievement for 4376 children and 7781 adolescents in public and private schools in the U. - [Science and theatre education: A cross-disciplinary approach of scientific ideas addressed to student teachers of early childhood education](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/science-and-theatre-education-a-cross-disciplinary-approach-of-scientific-ideas-addressed-to-student-teachers-of-early-childhood-education/) - This study followed 57 early childhood education student teachers in a theatrical applications and physics education course to explore how theatre benefited the teaching and learning of scientific ideas. - [Does musical training improve school performance?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/does-musical-training-improve-school-performance/) - The researchers used a descriptive, retrospective study to ascertain if students involved in practicing music outperformed their counterparts, who did not practice music, in school. - [Singing in science: Writing and recording student lyrics to express learning](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/singing-in-science-writing-and-recording-student-lyrics-to-express-learning/) - This qualitative case study examines an integrated arts project in which students in two grade levels write song lyrics to express learning in science. - [Looking is not seeing: Using art to improve observational skills](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/looking-is-not-seeing-using-art-to-improve-observational-skills/) - This quasi-experimental study examines the effects of an art museum experience on the observational and diagnostic skills of nursing students. - [The effect of piano lessons on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of primary grade students.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effect-of-piano-lessons-on-the-vocabulary-and-verbal-sequencing-skills-of-primary-grade-students/) - The researchers used a quasi-experimental research design to investigate if students who received in-school keyboard lessons as part of a sequential music program would demonstrate greater gains on measures of vocabulary and verbal sequencing than students who did not receive keyboard instruction. - [Learning to Teach the Creative Arts in Primary Schools Through Community Engagement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-to-teach-the-creative-arts-in-primary-schools-through-community-engagement/) - This formative case study follows 13 undergraduate students planning to become classroom teachers and who are completing a field study placement in an elementary school. - [Musical training shapes structural brain development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/musical-training-shapes-structural-brain-development/) - This study investigates whether instrumental music training leads to brain and behavioral changes. - [Enhancing fluent and flexible thinking through the creative drama process](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/enhancing-fluent-and-flexible-thinking-through-the-creative-drama-process/) - This study uses two sub-parts of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (1974), to measure flexibility and fluency, key elements of divergent thinking, in relation to creative drama instruction. - [An experimental study of the effects of improvisation on the development of children's creative thinking in music](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/an-experimental-study-of-the-effects-of-improvisation-on-the-development-of-children-s-creative-thinking-in-music/) - Researchers used a quasi-experimental design to examine the effects of improvisation on the development of children's creative thinking in music. - [High school music programmes as potential sites for communities of practice- A Canadian study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/high-school-music-programmes-as-potential-sites-for-communities-of-practice-a-canadian-study/) - This Canadian case study gathered data from interviews by the researcher with 33 former music students (one to six years after graduation) who had taken music as an optional subject during high school. - [A pedagogy of activist art: Exploring the educational significance of creating art for social justice](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-pedagogy-of-activist-art-exploring-the-educational-significance-of-creating-art-for-social-justice/) - The researcher conducted an ethnographic study examining teaching and learning in a teen after school activist art program at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). - [Using drama for learning to foster positive attitudes and increase motivation: Global simulation in French Second Language classes.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/using-drama-for-learning-to-foster-positive-attitudes-and-increase-motivation-global-simulation-in-french-second-language-classes/) - Researchers conducted a formative evaluation study to determine whether the use of a dramatic role play module introduced in core French classrooms resulted in an increase in motivation and desire to learn French. - [Thru the Lenz: Participatory Action Research, Photography, and Creative Process in an Urban High School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/thru-the-lenz-participatory-action-research-photography-and-creative-process-in-an-urban-high-school/) - This study describes a youth photography project, Thru the Lenz, conducted at an urban high school in Portland, Oregon. - [Doing well and doing good by doing art: The effects of education in the visual and performing arts on the achievements and values of young adults.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/doing-well-and-doing-good-by-doing-art-the-effects-of-education-in-the-visual-and-performing-arts-on-the-achievements-and-values-of-young-adults/) - This study is based on the researcher's prior work analyzing data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS:88), a data set of information on approximately 25,000 secondary school students over four years, in which he found significant connections between involvement in arts learning and general academic success. - [In their own words: How do students relate drama pedagogy to their learning in curriculum subjects?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/in-their-own-words-how-do-students-relate-drama-pedagogy-to-their-learning-in-curriculum-subjects/) - This study explores the ways in which male students in 23 first through fourth grade classrooms in a single all-male Hong Kong elementary school viewed and experienced drama integrated learning. - [The impacts of the presence of the cultural dimension in schools on teachers and artists](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-impacts-of-the-presence-of-the-cultural-dimension-in-schools-on-teachers-and-artists/) - This study examines the cultural partnerships of teachers and artists participating in Quebec's Culture in the Schools program to expand the presence of cultural dimensions (the arts, creativity, and cultural studies) in the schools. - [A study of professional development for arts teachers: Building curriculum, community, and leadership in elementary schools.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-study-of-professional-development-for-arts-teachers-building-curriculum-community-and-leadership-in-elementary-schools/) - This study examines the impact that network-based professional development has on arts specialists and their schools. - [The mysteries of creative partnerships](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-mysteries-of-creative-partnerships/) - Since 2002, Creative Partnerships, based at the Arts Council of England, has been investing time, energy, and resources to bring artists and schools together. - [Theatre for a young audience: how can we better prepare kindergartners for the experience?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/theatre-for-a-young-audience-how-can-we-better-prepare-kindergartners-for-the-experience/) - This study considers whether the traditional story comprehension or the theatre semiotics approach is a more effective means of preparing young children to experience and understand a theatrical performance. - [Art student perceptions of the role of community service in Israeli teacher education](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/art-student-perceptions-of-the-role-of-community-service-in-israeli-teacher-education/) - This study examines Israeli pre-service art teachers' experiences participating in arts-based community service projects in a prison, battered women's shelter, drug rehabilitation center and other sites. - [Parental perceptions of music in storytelling sessions in a public library](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/parental-perceptions-of-music-in-storytelling-sessions-in-a-public-library/) - This case study examines parent/caregivers perceptions of music in storytelling sessions provided in a public library to children under the age of five, including music activities and ideas parent/caregivers implemented in the home as a result of the sessions. - [Training in the arts, reading, and brain imaging](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/training-in-the-arts-reading-and-brain-imaging/) - This series of studies uses neuroscience methods to investigate the relationships between: (1) aesthetic ability, arts education, and improvement in children's reading ability; (2) visual arts exposure and phonological awareness and (3) visual arts exposure and math calculation abilities. - [Extra-curricular music in UK schools: Investigating the aims,experiences, and impact of adolescent musical participation.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/extra-curricular-music-in-uk-schools-investigating-the-aims-experiences-and-impact-of-adolescent-musical-participation/) - This study examines the effects of extracurricular music programming on the likelihood of students continuing with music-based activity later in life, as well as why and in what capacity. - [Effects of music instruction on developing cognitive systems at the foundations of mathematics and science](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/effects-of-music-instruction-on-developing-cognitive-systems-at-the-foundations-of-mathematics-and-science/) - In this study, the researcher conducted three experiments that examined the relationship between the cognitive systems involved in music and those involved in math and science abilities in children. - [The impact of art-making in the university workplace](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-impact-of-art-making-in-the-university-workplace/) - This ethnographic case study documents the experience of social research professionals participating in weekly art-making sessions at Queen's University. - [Impact of arts integration on voice, choice, and access.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/impact-of-arts-integration-on-voice-choice-and-access/) - VSA arts conducted this study to investigate the relationship between substantive arts involvement and social, cognitive, and artistic development among students with disabilities. - [Formal art observation training improves medical students’ visual diagnostic skills](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/formal-art-observation-training-improves-medical-students-visual-diagnostic-skills/) - This quasi-experimental study examines the effect of visual arts training on the physical examination skills of a group of medical students. - [Arts education, the brain, and language (2)](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-education-the-brain-and-language-2/) - This study examines the impact of intensive arts education on the human brain. - [Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/practicing-a-musical-instrument-in-childhood-is-associated-with-enhanced-verbal-ability-and-nonverbal-reasoning/) - This study examines the association between instrumental music training in childhood and cognitive outcomes both proximally related to music (fine motor and auditory discrimination skills) and distally related to music (spatial, verbal, nonverbal, and mathematical skills). - [On the road to Durban: Using empowerment evaluation to grow teacher's arts and culture curriculum knowledge](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/on-the-road-to-durban-using-empowerment-evaluation-to-grow-teacher-s-arts-and-culture-curriculum-knowledge/) - South Africa engaged in an outcomes-based curricular innovation that included Arts and Culture as a new subject area for all young people. - [Growth in motion: Supporting young women’s embodied identity and cognitive development through dance after school](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/growth-in-motion-supporting-young-womens-embodied-identity-and-cognitive-development-through-dance-after-school/) - This research examines embodied learning, how we know and learn through our body, from the perspectives of 30 teenage women participating at two community-based dance studios in Oakland, CA. - [A study of readers theater in eighth grade: Issues of fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-study-of-readers-theater-in-eighth-grade-issues-of-fluency-comprehension-and-vocabulary/) - Researchers examined the effects of Readers Theater (performance reading) on the reading achievement and motivation of struggling eight grade students in a low socioeconomic neighborhood in a large metropolitan area in south Texas. - [Dual Diaspora and barrio art: Art as an avenue for learning English](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-continuing-inquiry-into-the-school-as-parkland-metaphor-2/) - This qualitative study, guided by an action research framework, explores how urban middle school students, who are primarily Spanish-speaking English language learners, are able to utilize artwork as a means of free expression while learning a second language. - [Arts integration as a catalyst for high school renewal](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-integration-as-a-catalyst-for-high-school-renewal/) - This case study examines the issues encountered while developing a career academy of the arts that integrates traditional college preparatory education with student-centered learning to foster personal growth, artistic development and democratic empowerment. - [Arts education, the brain, and language](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-education-the-brain-and-language/) - This study uses neuroscientific methods to examine whether there are cognitive differences between performing arts and non-performing arts students and among students studying different performing arts, in particular between music students and theater students. - [Purls of wisdom: A collectivist study of human information behavior in a public library knitting group](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/purls-of-wisdom-a-collectivist-study-of-human-information-behavior-in-a-public-library-knitting-group/) - The researchers applied a collectivist theoretical framework to analyze human information behavior (HIB)* and the nontraditional role public libraries play in HIB through a knitting group held in an Ontario Public Library. - [Artist-Teacher Partnerships in Learning: The in/between Spaces of Artist-Teacher Professional Development.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/artist-teacher-partnerships-in-learning-the-in-between-spaces-of-artist-teacher-professional-development/) - In this article, the researchers discuss findings of their study of Learning Through The ArtsTM(LTTA), a cross?Canada initiative that brings artists such as musicians, dancers, storytellers, actors, and visual artists into schools to work with teachers and students. - [Teaching literacy through art.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/ter-artsedsearch-development-team/) - This study is an evaluation of the outcome—for students, teachers and teaching artists—of participation in the Solomon Guggenheim Museum's Learning Through the Arts (LTA) program, a teaching artist residency program implemented in New York City during the 2004-2006 school years. - [Emotional development in adolescence: What can be learned from a high school theater program?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/emotional-development-in-adolescence-what-can-be-learned-from-a-high-school-theater-program/) - Grounded-theory analyses were used to formulate propositions regarding the processes of adolescent emotional development. - [Arts in the Classroom Professional Development Program:Final Evaluation Report](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-in-the-classroom-professional-development-program-final-evaluation-report/) - This study is an evaluation of The Arts in the Classroom Program which engaged 91 Kindergarten through sixth grade classroom teachers from a single school district in order to build their capacity to deliver standards-based interdisciplinary arts instruction to their students. - [Using Freirean pedagogy of just IRE to inform critical social learning in arts-informed community education for sexual minorities.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/using-freirean-pedagogy-of-just-ire-to-inform-critical-social-learning-in-arts-informed-community-education-for-sexual-minorities/) - This study investigates the development and implementation of two arts-based community programs for sexual minority young adults. - [Differences in mathematics scores between students who receive traditional Montessori instruction and students who receive music enriched Montessori instruction](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/differences-in-mathematics-scores-between-students-who-receive-traditional-montessori-instruction-and-students-who-receive-music-enriched-montessori-instruction/) - This experimental study was designed to determine whether mathematics achievement varies between students who receive traditional Montessori instruction and students who receive music-enhanced Montessori instruction. - [Arts for academic achievement: A compilation of evaluation findings from 2004-2006.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-for-academic-achievement-a-compilation-of-evaluation-findings-from-2004-2006/) - The summative evaluation of two years of the Arts for Academic Achievement (AAA) program examines student learning outcomes of arts-integrated instruction measured by standardized tests, as well as effects not captured by standardized tests. - [The role of drama on cultural sensitivity, motivation and literacy in a second language context.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-role-of-drama-on-cultural-sensitivity-motivation-and-literacy-in-a-second-language-context/) - This study examines the relationship between learning through drama and student cultural sensitivity, motivation, and literacy skills in a French immersion classroom. - [Enhancing peer conflict resolution skills through drama: An experimental study.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/enhancing-peer-conflict-resolution-skills-through-drama-an-experimental-study/) - This quasi-experimental study considers the effects of drama instruction on pro-social behavior, learning processes, and attitudes toward drama for middle school children participating in an after-school drama program. - [Learning in the visual arts and the worldviews of young children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-in-the-visual-arts-and-the-worldviews-of-young-children/) - Researchers used a quasi-experimental research design with pre-and post-test measures and treatment and control groups to investigate the effects of rich and sustained arts instruction on participating inner-city children's self-efficacy (their sense of control of their surroundings) and creative thinking. - [The predictive relationship between achievement and participation in music and achievement in core grade 12 academic subjects](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-predictive-relationship-between-achievement-and-participation-in-music-and-achievement-in-core-grade-12-academic-subjects/) - This study examines the extent to which academic achievement of grade 12 students is related to achievement and participation in music, including concert choir, jazz choir, concert band, orchestral, and jazz band. - [Community-based arts program for youth in low-income communities: A multi-method evaluation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/community-based-arts-program-for-youth-in-low-income-communities-a-multi-method-evaluation/) - The article presents findings from a quasi-experimental evaluation of the National Arts and Youth Demonstration Project (NAYDP). - [Thinking Through Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum School Partnership Program year 3 research results](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/thinking-through-art-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-school-partnership-program-year-3-research-results/) - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and an outside evaluation company, ILI, conducted research on the Gardner's School Partnership Program (SPP), a multiple-visit museum education program for elementary school students. - [“It’s work, work, work, work”: Young people’s experiences of effort and engagement in dance.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/its-work-work-work-work-young-peoples-experiences-of-effort-and-engagement-in-dance/) - This study is the second phase of a large research project examining young people's experiences in dance education. - [Long-term positive associations between music lessons and IQ](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/long-term-positive-associations-between-music-lessons-and-iq/) - This research, on the relationship between music lessons and intelligence and academic performance, is comprised of two studies. - [Exploring the outcomes of rock and popular music instruction in high school guitar class: A case study.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/exploring-the-outcomes-of-rock-and-popular-music-instruction-in-high-school-guitar-class-a-case-study/) - This research explored the impact of popular and rock music on high school students' music education. - [Worlds together... words apart: An assessment of the effectiveness of arts-based curriculum for second language learners](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/worlds-together-words-apart-an-assessment-of-the-effectiveness-of-arts-based-curriculum-for-second-language-learners/) - The researcher used a quasi-experimental design to assess whether an arts-based curricula facilitates English language acquisition for English language learners (ELL) and whether the gain in English language skills sacrificed proficiency in Spanish, the study subjects' first language. - [Studio thinking: How visual arts teaching can promote disciplined habits of mind](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/studio-thinking-how-visual-arts-teaching-can-promote-disciplined-habits-of-mind/) - This study first provides an overview of prior meta-analytical research about the notion of transfer between arts learning and non-arts domains, concluding that with only few exceptions, transfer could not be proved because existing studies yield insufficient evidence. - [Artistic choices: A study of teachers who use the arts in the classroom](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/artistic-choices-a-study-of-teachers-who-use-the-arts-in-the-classroom/) - In a climate of increased education standardization, this study examines what the personal characteristics and factors are that support or constrain arts use in the classroom. - [Whole brain learning: The fine arts with students at risk](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/whole-brain-learning-the-fine-arts-with-students-at-risk/) - Researchers used a quasi-experimental research design to examine the impact of arts education on students involved in the after-school program HEARTS (Health Education in the Arts Refining Talented Students). - [Evaluation of a theater-based youth violence prevention program for elementary school children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/evaluation-of-a-theater-based-youth-violence-prevention-program-for-elementary-school-children/) - The researchers used a quasi-experimental research design to investigate the effectiveness of Urban Improv, a 27-week interactive drama-based youth violence prevention program. - [The effects of a creative dance and movement program on the social competence of head start preschoolers.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-a-creative-dance-and-movement-program-on-the-social-competence-of-head-start-preschoolers/) - This study assesses the effects of a creative dance/movement program on the social competence of preschool children. - [What studies of actors and acting can tell us about memory and cognitive functioning.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/what-studies-of-actors-and-acting-can-tell-us-about-memory-and-cognitive-functioning/) - The researchers reviewed 100 protocols of actors' descriptions of their processes for performing a task and analyzed relevant studies to learn about actors' script-acquisition strategies. - [Evaluation of “FAIR”](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/evaluation-of-fair/) - This study evaluates a music theatre project in a United Kingdom prison. - [Drama education: A touch of the creative mind and communicative-expressive ability of elementary school children in Hong Kong](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/drama-education-a-touch-of-the-creative-mind-and-communicative-expressive-ability-of-elementary-school-children-in-hong-kong/) - Researchers used an experimental approach to examine the effect of drama education on creativity and storytelling abilities of first and fourth grade school children in Hong Kong. - [Examination of relationships between participation in school music programs of differing quality and standardized test results.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/examination-of-relationships-between-participation-in-school-music-programs-of-differing-quality-and-standardized-test-results/) - This study examines the relationship between participation in high- or low-quality school music programs and standardized test scores. - [Creative Dance: Singapore children’s creative thinking and problem solving responses](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/creative-dance-singapore-childrens-creative-thinking-and-problem-solving-responses/) - Teacher-researchers developed and implemented a dance-integrated curriculum in a primary class of seven-year-old children and observed the effects of dance education on the children's acquisition of dance skills and their proficiency in creative thinking and problem solving. - [Multimedia arts learning in an activity system: New literacies for at risk children.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/multimedia-arts-learning-in-an-activity-system-new-literacies-for-at-risk-children/) - The Multimedia Arts Education Program (MAEP) was an after school program for low income, middle school youth in Tucson, AZ. - [Culture and antiracism in adult education: An exploration of the contributions of arts-based learning](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/culture-and-antiracism-in-adult-education-an-exploration-of-the-contributions-of-arts-based-learning/) - This qualitative comparative case study investigates the value of arts-based programs in facilitating cooperative learning with the aim of addressing pertinent issues within communities. - [Connecting drama and writing: Seizing the moment to write.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/connecting-drama-and-writing-seizing-the-moment-to-write/) - A research team consisting of three teacher-researchers and two university researcher partners implemented and investigated a pilot study of a process drama program to understand the nature of the support that process drama offers to children's development of writing skills. - [Exploring moral values with young adolescents through process drama](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/exploring-moral-values-with-young-adolescents-through-process-drama/) - This qualitative, arts-based research study examines adolescents' experiences in a process drama program and explores the general decision making processes of junior high school students (grades seven, eight, and nine) related to their moral values. - [Third space: When learning matters](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/third-space-when-learning-matters/) - This is a comparative case study of ten schools serving economically disadvantaged communities, which integrated the arts across their curricula as a tool for school reform. - [Experiences of artists and artist-teachers involved in teacher professional development programs](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/experiences-of-artists-and-artist-teachers-involved-in-teacher-professional-development-programs/) - This study describes the impact of two professional development programs on artists. - [Storytellers: Women crafting new knowing and better worlds](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/storytellers-women-crafting-new-knowing-and-better-worlds/) - This narrative study documents the benefits of using creative arts-based storytelling methods to engage adult learners who face histories of stalled educational achievement. - [Service learning in music education: Participant reflections.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/service-learning-in-music-education-participant-reflections/) - The researchers conducted a qualitative study of a service-learning music-education partnership between a mid-sized university and a large public elementary school that did not have a music specialist. - [Children’s perceptions of live arts performances: A longitudinal study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/childrens-perceptions-of-live-arts-performances-a-longitudinal-study/) - The researcher conducted a three-year longitudinal research study and evaluation entitled "Children's Voices," in which five to twelve year old children were exposed to live arts performances in order to learn what the impact of attending arts performances is on school-aged children in public schools. - [Effects of music training on the child’s brain and cognitive development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/effects-of-music-training-on-the-childs-brain-and-cognitive-development/) - Researchers provide preliminary results of a longitudinal study comparing 50 students taking music lessons and 25 students not taking music lessons to investigate if there are any differences in brain structure, function and/or cognitive skills in children who are beginning to study a musical instrument compared to the students who are not taking music lessons. - [Learning through the Arts: Lessons of Engagement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-through-the-arts-lessons-of-engagement/) - The Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program aims to revitalize elementary education by increasing engagement of students through arts integrated curricula developed by professional teaching artists in collaboration with classroom teachers. - ["We are more than jailbirds": An arts program for incarcerated young women.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/we-are-more-than-jailbirds-an-arts-program-for-incarcerated-young-women/) - This qualitative study examines the effects of an arts project on juvenile female offenders who are incarcerated. - [In the beginning: Young children and arts education.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/in-the-beginning-young-children-and-arts-education/) - This report describes an arts education partnership between Windmill Performing Arts, an Australian national performing arts company for children and families, and the University of South Australia. - [‘Seeing it for real?…?’—Authenticity, theatre and learning in museums](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/seeing-it-for-real-authenticity-theatre-and-learning-in-museums/) - Researchers used a naturalistic and case study model to examine and compare the museum theater-based and non-theater -based learning experiences of students in two United Kingdom history museums: the People's History Museum (PHM) in Manchester and the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London. - [Does arts-based learning enhance leadership? Case studies of creativity-oriented executive institutes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/does-arts-based-learning-enhance-leadership-case-studies-of-creativity-oriented-executive-institutes/) - This qualitative case study examines how arts-based executive leadership training institutes foster creative thinking and leadership capacities. - [The effects of the arts IMPACT curriculum upon student performance on the Ohio fourth-grade proficiency test](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-the-arts-impact-curriculum-upon-student-performance-on-the-ohio-fourth-grade-proficiency-test/) - This study examines the impact of a comprehensive arts curriculum (Arts IMPACT) on students' scores on the Ohio Fourth-Grade Proficiency Test. - [Artful Citizenship Project three-year project report](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/artful-citizenship-project-three-year-project-report/) - This study evaluates the implementation and results of the Artful Citizenship program, an arts-integrated program developed by the Wolfsonian Museum and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. - [InsideOut: Facilitating gay youth identity development through a performance-based youth organization](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/insideout-facilitating-gay-youth-identity-development-through-a-performance-based-youth-organization/) - This article presents a case study of youth—who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ)—participating in About Face Youth Theatre (ABYT), an arts-based program aimed at promoting positive youth development through workshops, discussion, narrative writing, script writing, and performance. - [Focus in creative learning: Drawing on art for language development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/focus-in-creative-learning-drawing-on-art-for-language-development/) - The researchers used a blend of data collection methods from action research and linguistic anthropology to examine the learning environment in which students (ages four to seven) worked with a professional visual artist, one day per week for an entire academic school year. - [The artistic and professional development of teachers: A study of teachers' attitudes toward and use of the arts in teaching](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-artistic-and-professional-development-of-teachers-a-study-of-teachers-attitudes-toward-and-use-of-the-arts-in-teaching/) - In this mixed methods study of 423 K-12 teachers from diverse school settings, the researcher gauges teachers' attitudes about arts practices in their teaching who have had access to arts-based professional development. - [Music lessons enhance IQ](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-lessons-enhance-iq/) - This study is the first to directly test the hypothesis that music training transfers to cognitive intelligence. - [Thinking Through Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum School Partnership Program Year 2 Report](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/thinking-through-art-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-school-partnership-program-year-2-report/) - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and an outside evaluation company, ILI, conducted research on the Gardner's multiple-visit program for elementary school students, the Museum's School Partnership Program (SPP). - [Challenging out-of-school activities as a predictor of creative accomplishments in art, drama, dance and social leadership](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/challenging-out-of-school-activities-as-a-predictor-of-creative-accomplishments-in-art-drama-dance-and-social-leadership/) - This study seeks to identify creative talent in adolescents by looking at the quantity and quality of their experience in creative extracurricular activities, as measured by the Tel Aviv Activities and Accomplishments Inventory (TAAI). - [Assessment of High School Students' Creative Thinking Skills: a comparison of dance and nondance classes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/assessment-of-high-school-students-creative-thinking-skills-a-comparison-of-dance-and-nondance-classes/) - This study compared the creative thinking abilities of students taking dance class in high school to non-dance students. - [Time in the arts and physical education and school achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/time-in-the-arts-and-physical-education-and-school-achievement/) - Researchers distributed surveys to elementary school principals inquiring about the amount of time specialists spend teaching art, music, and physical education in their schools. - [Art and literacy with bilingual children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/art-and-literacy-with-bilingual-children/) - The teacher-researcher designed the action research study to ascertain how the inclusion of visual arts in reading circles can enhance language and literacy learning for young bilingual students. - [Arts for Academic Achievement: What does arts integration do for students?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-for-academic-achievement-what-does-arts-integration-do-for-students/) - This report examines the relationship between arts-integrated instruction and student achievement. - [Art education courses for elementary teachers: What really happens?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/art-education-courses-for-elementary-teachers-what-really-happens/) - While approximately 85% of elementary schools in America offer art education, only about half have a specialist to provide arts instruction. - [Basic reading through dance program: The impact on first-grade students' basic reading skills.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/basic-reading-through-dance-program-the-impact-on-first-grade-students-basic-reading-skills/) - Researchers developed a quasi-experimental research design to evaluate the impact of a dance-integrated reading program on first-grade students' beginning reading skills, such as code knowledge (alphabet sounds) and phoneme segmentation (separating letter sounds from spoken words). - [Amazing Grace and powerful medicine: A case study of an elementary teacher and the arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/amazing-grace-and-powerful-medicine-a-case-study-of-an-elementary-teacher-and-the-arts/) - Queen's University conducted a study of its professional development program for teachers "Teachers as Artist" (TAA), which entailed surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observations gathered from 1996-2000. - [Renaissance on the Eastside: Motivating inner- city youth through art](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/renaissance-on-the-eastside-motivating-inner-city-youth-through-art/) - The study reports on the effects of a community based visual arts program called Artists in the Making (AIM) on four pre-teen students. - [Music Training Improves Verbal but Not Visual Memory: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Explorations in Children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-training-improves-verbal-but-not-visual-memory-cross-sectional-and-longitudinal-explorations-in-children/) - The purpose of this research was to find if music training is related to improved verbal memory in children. - [Writing with their whole being: A cross study analysis of children's writing from five classrooms using process](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/writing-with-their-whole-being-a-cross-study-analysis-of-children-s-writing-from-five-classrooms-using-process/) - Researchers used a cross-study analysis to synthesize the results of five individual studies to determine how drama contributes to students' literacy processes. - [How arts integration supports student learning: Students shed light on the connections.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/how-arts-integration-supports-student-learning-students-shed-light-on-the-connections/) - The study focuses on 30 students in classes taught by veteran teaching artists (teaching artists associated with veteran CAPE partnerships schools) to understand students' cognitive processes when engaging in arts-integrated instruction compared to traditional instruction. - [Music education and mentoring as intervention for at-risk urban adolescents: Their self-perceptions, opinions, and attitudes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-education-and-mentoring-as-intervention-for-at-risk-urban-adolescents-their-self-perceptions-opinions-and-attitudes/) - This study examines the role of music education as an intervention technique for at-risk urban adolescents. - [Relations among musical skills, phonological processing, and early reading ability in preschool children.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/relations-among-musical-skills-phonological-processing-and-early-reading-ability-in-preschool-children/) - This study examined the relationship between phonological awareness, music perception skills, and early reading skills in a population of 100 four and five year-old children. - [The arts are an "R" too: Integrating the arts and improving student literacy (and more) in the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Whole Schools Initiative.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-arts-are-an-r-too-integrating-the-arts-and-improving-student-literacy-and-more-in-the-mississippi-arts-commissions-whole-schools-initiative/) - This study evaluates the Whole Schools Initiative (WSI), funded by the Mississippi Arts Commission to incorporate arts into regular classroom instruction. - [A continuing inquiry into the school as parkland metaphor](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-continuing-inquiry-into-the-school-as-parkland-metaphor/) - The researcher utilized an ethnographic study format to understand how fifth grade students attending a magnet school in an historic African American neighborhood made meaning of the 9/11 events. - [Culturally-based after-school arts programming for low-income urban children: Adaptive and preventive effects.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/culturally-based-after-school-arts-programming-for-low-income-urban-children-adaptive-and-preventive-effects/) - This study examines the impact of participation in Kuumba Kids, an arts-based cultural enrichment program, on student development and behavior. - [Drama and authentic assessment in a social studies classroom](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/drama-and-authentic-assessment-in-a-social-studies-classroom/) - This article describes a two-year-long case study of a seventh grade ancient world history social studies class in which the teacher used drama, along with other methods, as a central way to teach course content. - [The arts and education reform: Lessons from a four-year evaluation of the A+ schools program, 1995-1999. (Executive Summary of the series of seven Policy Reports Summarizing the Four-Year Pilot of A+ Schools in North Carolina)](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-arts-and-education-reform-lessons-from-a-four-year-evaluation-of-the-a-schools-program-1995-1999-executive-summary-of-the-series-of-seven-policy-reports-summarizing-the-four-year-pilot-of-a-school/) - The A+ arts integrated school reform program was initially a four-year pilot program in 25 North Carolina schools, spread across the state. - [Becoming somebody! How arts programs support positive identity for middle school girls](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/becoming-somebody-how-arts-programs-support-positive-identity-for-middle-school-girls/) - This ethnographic case study examines how participating in the arts empowers preadolescent middle school girls. - [Going on beyond zebra: A middle school and community-based arts organization collaborate for change](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/going-on-beyond-zebra-a-middle-school-and-community-based-arts-organization-collaborate-for-change/) - This ethnographic case study examines the impact of an arts-integrated service-learning project on students' social responsibility. - [The art of community transformation.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-art-of-community-transformation/) - This study describes how community arts programs support the development of a sense of community. - [Mute those claims: No evidence (yet) for a causal link between arts study and academic achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/mute-those-claims-no-evidence-yet-for-a-causal-link-between-arts-study-and-academic-achievement/) - The purpose of this study was to quantify the results of existing research (from the period of 1950 to 1998) testing the claim that the study of the arts is associated with improved academic achievement. - [Exploring the potential of museum multiple-visit programs](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/exploring-the-potential-of-museum-multiple-visit-programs/) - This study examines the impact for middle school students of the National Gallery of Art's Art Around the Corner program, an educational program in which students make multiple visits to the museum. - [Placing A+ in a National Context: A Comparison to Promising Practices for Comprehensive School Reform. (Report #1 in a series of seven Policy Reports Summarizing the Four-Year Pilot of A+ Schools in North Carolina)](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/placing-a-in-a-national-context-a-comparison-to-promising-practices-for-comprehensive-school-reform-report-1-in-a-series-of-seven-policy-reports-summarizing-the-four-year-pilot-of-a-schools-in-north-c/) - This report on the evaluation of the A+ integrated arts school reform program considers the program in the larger context of education reform, specifically using Shields and Knapp's national standards and practice, a model judged by the A+ researchers as a promising practice for comprehensive school reform. - [The A+ Schools Program: School, Community, Teacher, and Student Effects. (Report #6 in a series of seven Policy Reports Summarizing the Four-Year Pilot of A+ Schools in North Carolina)](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-a-schools-program-school-community-teacher-and-student-effects-report-6-in-a-series-of-seven-policy-reports-summarizing-the-four-year-pilot-of-a-schools-in-north-carolina/) - This report is part of a series of reports stemming from the comprehensive evaluation of the North Carolina A+ arts integrated school reform program, initially a four-year pilot program in 25 North Carolina schools spread across the state. - [Art and community: Creating knowledge through service in dance](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/art-and-community-creating-knowledge-through-service-in-dance/) - Sixty at-risk and incarcerated adolescents participated in jazz and hip-hop dance classes for ten weeks. - [Music and mathematics: Modest support for the oft-claimed relationship](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-and-mathematics-modest-support-for-the-oft-claimed-relationship/) - The author conducted three meta-analyses to investigate the effects of music instruction/exposure on improvements in mathematics. - [SAT Scores of Students Who Study the Arts: What We Can and Cannot Conclude about the Association](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/sat-scores-of-students-who-study-the-arts-what-we-can-and-cannot-conclude-about-the-association/) - This study examines the claim that students who study the arts in high school have higher SAT scores than those who do not study the arts. - [Classroom keyboard instruction improves kindergarten children’s spatial-temporal performance: a field experiment](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/classroom-keyboard-instruction-improves-kindergarten-childrens-spatial-temporal-performance-a-field-experiment/) - The aim of this study was to determine the effects of classroom music instruction featuring the keyboard on the spatial-temporal reasoning of kindergarten children. - [Imagery-based learning: Improving elementary students’ reading comprehension with drama techniques](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/imagery-based-learning-improving-elementary-students-reading-comprehension-with-drama-techniques/) - This study examines the relationship between drama-based reading instruction and reading comprehension among fourth-grade students. - [Teaching cognitive skill through dance: Evidence for near but not far transfer](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/teaching-cognitive-skill-through-dance-evidence-for-near-but-not-far-transfer/) - Two very small meta-analyses were conducted to test the assertion that dance instruction leads to improvements in reading and nonverbal reasoning. - [An investigation of an arts infusion program on creative thinking, academic achievement, affective functioning, and arts appreciation of children at three grade levels.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/an-investigation-of-an-arts-infusion-program-on-creative-thinking-academic-achievement-affective-functioning-and-arts-appreciation-of-children-at-three-grade-levels/) - The researcher used a quasi-experimental research design to discern the effects of a school-wide arts infusion program called SPECTRA+. - [Does studying the arts engender creative thinking? Evidence for near but not far transfer](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/does-studying-the-arts-engender-creative-thinking-evidence-for-near-but-not-far-transfer/) - This research examined whether studying the arts leads to creative thinking skills. - [Strengthening verbal skills through the use of classroom drama: A clear link.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/strengthening-verbal-skills-through-the-use-of-classroom-drama-a-clear-link/) - This study examines the relationship between in-school drama instruction and student verbal achievement. - [Arts Education in Secondary Schools: Effects and Effectiveness.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/arts-education-in-secondary-schools-effects-and-effectiveness/) - The purpose of this large-scale study was to examine the effects of secondary school arts education (in visual arts, drama, dance, or music) in England and Wales. - [Learning to make music enhances spatial reasoning](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-to-make-music-enhances-spatial-reasoning/) - This study describes the relationship between active music instruction and performance on spatial tasks. - [Listening to music enhances spatial-temporal reasoning: Evidence for the “Mozart-Effect.”](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/listening-to-music-enhances-spatial-temporal-reasoning-evidence-for-the-mozart-effect/) - This study examines whether listening to music temporarily enhances performance on spatial tasks—a phenomenon known as the "Mozart effect. - [Instruction in visual art: Can it help children learn to read?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/instruction-in-visual-art-can-it-help-children-learn-to-read/) - This study examines the relationship between learning in the visual arts and students' reading ability. - [Learning in and through the arts: The question of transfer.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/learning-in-and-through-the-arts-the-question-of-transfer/) - The study investigates whether transfer occurs such that learning in the arts affects learning in non-art subjects and if there are effects, what they are, how they occur, and what circumstances within schools influence the realization of such effects. - [Can music be used to teach reading?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/can-music-be-used-to-teach-reading/) - This study tests the hypothesis that instruction in music improves performance in reading. - [Why the arts matter in education or just what do children learn when they create an opera](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/why-the-arts-matter-in-education-or-just-what-do-children-learn-when-they-create-an-opera/) - This study examines how the Creating Original Opera (COO) program affected student collaboration. - ["I feel like I'm going to take off!": Young people's experiences of the superordinary in dance.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/i-feel-like-i-m-going-to-take-off-young-people-s-experiences-of-the-superordinary-in-dance/) - This study presents phenomenological research about how dance students describe their experiences with dance. - [Artists-in-residence in public schools: Issues in curriculum, integration, impact.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/artists-in-residence-in-public-schools-issues-in-curriculum-integration-impact/) - Researchers used a comparative case study method to examine an Artist-in-Residence program conducted in eight urban schools spanning third through eighth grades. - [Stand and Unfold Yourself. Report on the Shakespeare & Co. Summer Shakespeare Program](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/stand-and-unfold-yourself-report-on-the-shakespeare-co-summer-shakespeare-program/) - Shakespeare and Company is a classical professional theater engaged in producing plays, training actors, and teaching Shakespeare at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels. - [Investigating the educational impact and potential of the Museum of Modern Art’s Visual Thinking Curriculum: Final report](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/investigating-the-educational-impact-and-potential-of-the-museum-of-modern-arts-visual-thinking-curriculum-final-report/) - This study examines student outcomes associated with the Visual Thinking Curriculum (VTC), a program designed to foster students' thinking skills through looking at and discussing visual art. - [When teachers become musicians and artists: Teacher transformation and professional development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/when-teachers-become-musicians-and-artists-teacher-transformation-and-professional-development/) - This study describes the results of two Canadian teacher professional development programs designed to improve participants' artistic knowledge and skills. - [Imaginative actuality: Learning in the arts during nonschool hours](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/imaginative-actuality-learning-in-the-arts-during-nonschool-hours/) - This research draws upon data from a ten-year national study that describes academic, personal, social and civic outcomes of out-of-school programs on students. - [Bears don't need phonics: An examination of the role of drama in laying the foundations for critical thinking in the reading process](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/bears-don-t-need-phonics-an-examination-of-the-role-of-drama-in-laying-the-foundations-for-critical-thinking-in-the-reading-process/) - The researchers use a case study approach to discover whether and how educators' use of process drama contributes to the development of critical literacy skills for four- to eight-year-old students, some who speak another language in addition to English. - [The arts in the basic curriculum project: Looking at the past and preparing for the future](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-arts-in-the-basic-curriculum-project-looking-at-the-past-and-preparing-for-the-future/) - This evaluation study of the Arts in the Basic Curriculum project (ABC) in South Carolina sought to describe in depth the ABC schools' implementation of arts-integrated curricula and its impact. - [The effects of three years of piano instruction on children’s cognitive development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-three-years-of-piano-instruction-on-childrens-cognitive-development/) - This experimental longitudinal study investigates the effect of music instruction on the cognitive development of young children ages 9-12. - [Enhanced Learning of Proportional Math Through Music Training and Spatial-Temporal Training](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/enhanced-learning-of-proportional-math-through-music-training-and-spatial-temporal-training/) - Researchers tested the impact of a math video game on students' understanding of the spatial basis of fractions and ratios. - [The Effect of Early Music Training on Child Cognitive Development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effect-of-early-music-training-on-child-cognitive-development/) - The researchers conducted an experimental study to determine the relationship between the structured early childhood music curriculum, Kindermusik, and cognitive development. - [Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education summary evaluation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/chicago-arts-partnerships-in-education-summary-evaluation/) - This study evaluates the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), a program that provided grants to schools to form partnerships between local artists, arts agencies, and teachers to integrate arts across the school curriculum. - [Involvement in the arts and human development: General involvement and intensive involvement in music and theatre arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/involvement-in-the-arts-and-human-development-general-involvement-and-intensive-involvement-in-music-and-theatre-arts/) - This briefing presents results from a two-year exploration of interactions between the arts and student achievement. - [The literate potentials of book-related dramatic play](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-literate-potentials-of-book-related-dramatic-play/) - This research, based on two related studies, explores dramatic play and how it may assist young children in understanding the content of stories. - [The flight of reading: Shifts in instruction, orchestration, and attitudes through classroom theatre](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-flight-of-reading-shifts-in-instruction-orchestration-and-attitudes-through-classroom-theatre/) - This research studied 17 children labeled "at risk" in a remedial third- and fourth-grade classroom. - [Artistic talent development for urban youth: The promise and the challenge](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/artistic-talent-development-for-urban-youth-the-promise-and-the-challenge/) - The researchers studied three cohorts of students enrolled in the Young Talent Program, an arts program offering instruction in music and dance to students enrolled in New York City public schools beginning at grade three and extending outside of school into early adulthood. - [An investigation of the effects of music on two emotionally disturbed students’ writing motivations and writing skills.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/an-investigation-of-the-effects-of-music-on-two-emotionally-disturbed-students-writing-motivations-and-writing-skills/) - Researchers conducted a case study of two fourth-grade boys in a special education class of students classified as "emotionally disturbed" to determine whether music listening could motivate these boys to improve in writing. - [The effects of musical performance, rational emotive therapy and vicarious experience on the self-efficacy and self-esteem of juvenile delinquents and disadvantage children.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-musical-performance-rational-emotive-therapy-and-vicarious-experience-on-the-self-efficacy-and-self-esteem-of-juvenile-delinquents-and-disadvantage-children/) - The investigator conducted a study to assess the effect of music performance on disadvantaged and delinquent teenagers on their musical self-efficacy and self-esteem. - [The effects of creative dance instruction on creative and critical thinking of 7th grade female students in Seoul, Korea](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-creative-dance-instruction-on-creative-and-critical-thinking-of-7th-grade-female-students-in-seoul-korea/) - This study examines the effect of creative dance instruction on seventh grade girls' creative and critical thinking skills. - [Involvement in the arts and success in secondary school.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/involvement-in-the-arts-and-success-in-secondary-school/) - This study examines longitudinal data for 25,000 secondary school students to explore links between participation in the arts and academic achievement. - [Living the arts through language-learning: A report on community-based youth organizations](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/living-the-arts-through-language-learning-a-report-on-community-based-youth-organizations/) - A team of researchers conducted fieldwork in a sample of communities to better understand the arts programs operated by community organizations and their impact on participants. - [Effects on an integrated reading and music instructional approach on fifth-grade students’ reading achievement, reading attitude, music achievement, and music attitude.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/effects-on-an-integrated-reading-and-music-instructional-approach-on-fifth-grade-students-reading-achievement-reading-attitude-music-achievement-and-music-attitude/) - The researcher conducted a study to determine if integrated reading and music instruction had an effect on students' reading and music achievement and on their attitudes toward reading and music. - [The arts, language, and knowing: An experimental study of the potential of the visual arts for assessing academic learning by language minority students](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-arts-language-and-knowing-an-experimental-study-of-the-potential-of-the-visual-arts-for-assessing-academic-learning-by-language-minority-students/) - The researcher randomly assigned sixth-graders to two groups studying Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. - [Do extracurricular activities protect against early school dropout?](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/do-extracurricular-activities-protect-against-early-school-dropout/) - Researchers followed 392 students from seventh to twelfth grade and interviewed them annually about extracurricular activities. - [Music training causes long-term enhancement of preschool children's spatial-temporal reasoning.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/music-training-causes-long-term-enhancement-of-preschool-children-s-spatial-temporal-reasoning/) - This study examined whether music training improves preschool children's spatial-temporal reasoning and spatial recognition abilities. - [The Effect of the Incorporation of Music Learning into the Second-Language Classroom on the Mutual Reinforcement of Music and Language](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effect-of-the-incorporation-of-music-learning-into-the-second-language-classroom-on-the-mutual-reinforcement-of-music-and-language/) - This study examines the effect of a music program integrated into Canadian second grade French immersion classes on music and second language learning. - [Reading is seeing: Using visual response to improve the literary reading of reluctant readers](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/reading-is-seeing-using-visual-response-to-improve-the-literary-reading-of-reluctant-readers/) - The researcher helped two seventh-grade boys, who had learning disabilities and were "reluctant" readers, to visualize stories through the visual arts. - [A meta-analysis on the effects of music as reinforcement for education/therapy objectives](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-meta-analysis-on-the-effects-of-music-as-reinforcement-for-education-therapy-objectives/) - The purpose of the study meta-analysis was to examine the effectiveness of music as a reward (or removal of music as a punishment) in education and therapy settings. - [The effects of creative drama on the social and oral language skills of children with learning disabilities.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-creative-drama-on-the-social-and-oral-language-skills-of-children-with-learning-disabilities/) - The study investigated whether students with disabilities involved in a creative drama program improved social skills, oral expressiveness, and receptive language skills compared to a group of students who were not involved in the program. - [Second and Sixth Grade Students' Art Historical Interpretation Abilities: A One-Year Study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/second-and-sixth-grade-students-art-historical-interpretation-abilities-a-one-year-study/) - The researcher used a case study model and multiple assessments over the period of one year to determine the impact of art history instruction on the art historical interpretation abilities of elementary school students. - [Attention and perseverance behaviors of preschool children enrolled in Suzuki violin lessons and other activities](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/attention-and-perseverance-behaviors-of-preschool-children-enrolled-in-suzuki-violin-lessons-and-other-activities/) - This study examines the effects of Suzuki violin lessons on preschool children's development of attention and persevering behaviors, behaviors that increase students' capacity to learn and rate of learning. - [“You can’t be grandma; you’re a boy”: Events within the thematic fantasy play context that contribute to story comprehension](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/you-cant-be-grandma-youre-a-boy-events-within-the-thematic-fantasy-play-context-that-contribute-to-story-comprehension/) - This study examines how kindergarten students' behavior during dramatic reenactments of stories affects their story comprehension. - [Drama and drawing for narrative writing in primary grades](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/drama-and-drawing-for-narrative-writing-in-primary-grades/) - This study compared the effects of two types of writing planning activities, drama and drawing, against a traditional writing planning activity, discussion, on the quality of narrative writing from 63 primary grade students. - [Kaleidoscope: Profile of an arts-based early childhood program. Final Report](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/kaleidoscope-profile-of-an-arts-based-early-childhood-program-final-report/) - Researchers conducted an outside program evaluation on Kaleidoscope, an arts-integrated early childhood program that combines visual arts, music, dance and language arts with other subjects. - [Naturalistic Study of the Relationship Between Literacy Development and Dramatic Play in Five-Year-Old Children](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/naturalistic-study-of-the-relationship-between-literacy-development-and-dramatic-play-in-five-year-old-children/) - This study investigates the relationship between dramatic play and literacy and explores some of the critical factors that influence that relationship. - [The effectiveness of creative drama as an instructional strategy to enhance the reading comprehension skills of fifth-grade remedial readers](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effectiveness-of-creative-drama-as-an-instructional-strategy-to-enhance-theslug-the-effectiveness-of-creative-drama-as-an-instructional-strategy-to-enhance-the-reading-comprehension-skills-of-fif/) - This study measured the growth of reading comprehension skills of 51 remedial fifth-grade students after exposure to a treatment of creative drama integrated with children's literature reading material over a six-week period. - [An exploration into the writing of original scripts by inner-city high school drama students](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/an-exploration-into-the-writing-of-original-scripts-by-inner-city-high-school-drama-students/) - Researchers investigated how student participation in a theater class that put the students in charge of creating and implementing a theater piece affected student outcomes, such as classroom and library attendance, motivation to write, attitude toward school, and self esteem. - [The effect of dramatic play on children's generation of cohesive text](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effect-of-dramatic-play-on-children-s-generation-of-cohesive-text/) - This study focuses on how a child conveys meaning and the importance of the familiarity of the knowledge base of the listener (informed versus naïve), in retelling of stories. - [Nadie Papers No. 1 Drama, Language and Learning: Reports of the Drama and Language Research Project, Speech and Drama Center, Education Department of Tasmania](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/nadie-papers-no-1-drama-language-and-learning-reports-of-the-drama-and-language-research-project-speech-and-drama-center-education-department-of-tasmania/) - This study examines the effects of drama on the development of fifth and sixth grade children's language, thinking, and learning. - [The Effects of Role Playing on Written Persuasion: An Age and Channel Comparison of 4th and 8th Graders](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-role-playing-on-written-persuasion-an-age-and-channel-comparison-of-4th-and-8th-graders/) - This study examines the effect of role playing on persuasive letters written by forth and eighth grade students. - [The Role of the Fine and Performing Arts in High School Dropout Prevention](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-role-of-the-fine-and-performing-arts-in-high-school-dropout-prevention/) - The Arts and High School Dropout Prevention project was designed to investigate arts teachers' claims that students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school attend and perform well in their art classes. - [The Effects of Thematic-Fantasy Play Training on the Development of Children's Story Comprehension](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effects-of-thematic-fantasy-play-training-on-the-development-of-children-s-story-comprehension/) - This study outlines a brief intervention in which kindergarten and first grade students heard a story and participated in one of three story-related activities—drawing a picture, discussing the story with an adult, or acting out the story with three peers and an adult. - [Children’s story comprehension as a result of storytelling and story dramatization: A study of the child as spectator and as participant](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/hildrens-story-comprehension-as-a-result-of-storytelling-and-story-dramatization-a-study-of-the-child-as-spectator-and-as-participant/) - This study examined the effects of storytelling (listening to a story being read) and story dramatization (enactment of the story) on story comprehension of first, second, and third grade students. - [A poetic/dramatic approach to facilitate oral communication](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/a-poetic-dramatic-approach-to-facilitate-oral-communication/) - The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of a poetry/drama workshop on high school students' oral communication skills. - [Identifying causal elements in thematic-fantasy play paradigm](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/identifying-causal-elements-in-thematic-fantasy-play-paradigm/) - This study examines the effect of adult-directed and peer-directed thematic play on both immediate and sustained recall. - [The effectiveness of creative dramatics and storytelling in a library setting.](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/the-effectiveness-of-creative-dramatics-and-storytelling-in-a-library-setting/) - This study examines the impact of library-based creative dramatics and storytelling programs on children's interest in books, confidence in expressing ideas, self-image, and ability to empathize. - [Role of imaginative play in cognitive development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/role-of-imaginative-play-in-cognitive-development/) - This study addresses the potential roles of imaginative play (or creative role-playing) on two foundational cognitive abilities of children initially identified by pioneering developmental psychologist and educational theorist Jean Piaget— "conservation" and "perspectivism. - [Relationship between creative behavior in music and selected variables as measured in high school students](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/relationship-between-creative-behavior-in-music-and-selected-variables-as-measured-in-high-school-students/) - This study is concerned with measurement of music creativity, specifically the subcategories of music composition, music analysis, and music improvisation ability. - [Symbolic Functioning and Children's Early Writing: Relations Between Kindergartener's Play and Isolated Word Writing Fluency](https://www.artsedsearch.org/study/symbolic-functioning-and-children-s-early-writing-relations-between-kindergartener-s-play-and-isolated-word-writing-fluency/) - This study examines the relationship between play and isolated word writing fluency—a crucial beginning component in the process of becoming literate. ## Type - [row](https://www.artsedsearch.org/layout_type/row/) - [module](https://www.artsedsearch.org/layout_type/module/) ## Module Width - [regular](https://www.artsedsearch.org/module_width/regular/) ## Scope - [not_global](https://www.artsedsearch.org/scope/not_global/) - [global](https://www.artsedsearch.org/scope/global/) ## Age Levels - [Early Childhood](https://www.artsedsearch.org/age_level/early-childhood/) - [Elementary School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/age_level/elementary-school/) - [Middle School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/age_level/middle-school/) - [High School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/age_level/high-school/) - [Postsecondary](https://www.artsedsearch.org/age_level/postsecondary/) - [Adult and Lifelong](https://www.artsedsearch.org/age_level/adult-and-lifelong/) ## Times - [Out-of-School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/times/out-of-school/) - [School Day](https://www.artsedsearch.org/times/school-day/) ## Art Forms - [Arts Integration](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/arts-integration/) - [Dance](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/dance/) - [Folk and Traditional Arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/folk-and-traditional-arts/) - [Literary Arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/literary-arts/) - [Media Arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/media-arts/) - [Multidisciplinary](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/multidisciplinary/) - [Music](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/music/) - [Theatre](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/theatre/) - [Visual Arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/art_forms/visual-arts/) ## Student Academic Outcomes - [Arts Skills and Knowledge](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/arts-skills-and-knowledge/) - [Attendance and Graduation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/attendance-and-graduation/) - [English Language Arts and Literacy](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/english-language-arts-and-literacy/) - [English Language Learners / Second Language](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/english-language-learners-second-language/) - [History and Social Studies Achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/history-and-social-studies-achievement/) - [Math and Science Achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/math-and-science-achievement/) - [Overall Academic Achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/overall-academic-achievement/) - [Reading Comprehension and Readiness](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/reading-comprehension-and-readiness/) - [Writing Skills and Readiness](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_academic_outcomes/writing-skills-and-readiness/) ## Population - [Low Socio-Economic Status](https://www.artsedsearch.org/population/low-socio-economic-status/) - [Special Needs Students](https://www.artsedsearch.org/population/special-needs-students/) - [Underserved Students](https://www.artsedsearch.org/population/underserved-students/) ## Student Cognitive Outcomes - [Creative Thinking](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_cognitive_outcomes/creative-thinking/) - [Critical Thinking](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_cognitive_outcomes/critical-thinking/) - [Problem Solving](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_cognitive_outcomes/problem-solving/) - [Reasoning](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_cognitive_outcomes/reasoning/) ## Student Personal Outcomes - [Emotional Development and Positive Behavior](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_personal_outcomes/emotional-development-and-positive-behavior/) - [Engagement / Motivation / Persistence](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_personal_outcomes/engagement-motivation-and-persistence/) - [Self-Awareness and Self-Concept](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_personal_outcomes/self-awareness-and-self-concept/) - [Self-Confidence and Self-Efficacy](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_personal_outcomes/self-confidence-and-self-efficacy/) ## Student Social and Civic Outcomes - [Arts Participation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_social_and_civic_outcome/arts-participation/) - [Civic and Community Engagement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_social_and_civic_outcome/civic-and-community-engagement/) - [Collaboration and Communication](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_social_and_civic_outcome/collaboration-and-communication/) - [Cross-Cultural Understanding](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_social_and_civic_outcome/cross-cultural-understanding/) - [Leadership](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_social_and_civic_outcome/leadership/) - [Social Development](https://www.artsedsearch.org/student_social_and_civic_outcome/social-development/) ## Educator Outcomes - [Assessment](https://www.artsedsearch.org/educator_outcomes/assessment/) - [Instructional Capacity and Differentiated Instruction](https://www.artsedsearch.org/educator_outcomes/instructional-capacity-and-differentiated-instruction/) - [Professional Collaboration and Learning](https://www.artsedsearch.org/educator_outcomes/professional-collaboration-and-learning/) - [Teacher Engagement and Retention](https://www.artsedsearch.org/educator_outcomes/teacher-engagement-and-retention/) ## School Outcomes - [Parental Involvement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/school_outcomes/parental-involvement/) - [School Climate and Culture](https://www.artsedsearch.org/school_outcomes/school-climate-and-culture/) - [School Connection to Greater Community](https://www.artsedsearch.org/school_outcomes/school-connection-to-greater-community/) ## Program Providers - [Arts Centers / Community Arts Organizations](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/arts-centers-community-arts-organizations/) - [Arts Education Partnering Organizations](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/arts-education-partnering-organizations/) - [Colleges / Universities / Conservatories](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/colleges-universities-conservatories/) - [Community Centers - Non-arts Focused](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/community-centers-non-arts-focused/) - [Early Childhood Programs / Centers](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/early-childhood-programs-centers/) - [Elementary and Secondary Schools](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/elementary-and-secondary-schools/) - [Libraries](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/libraries/) - [Museums / Galleries](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/museums-galleries/) - [Other](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/other/) - [Performing Arts Organizations](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program_providers/performing-arts-organizations/) ## Type of Research - [Case Study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/case-study/) - [Descriptive Study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/descriptive-study/) - [Formative Evaluation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/formative-evaluation/) - [Naturalistic or Ethnographic](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/naturalistic-or-ethnographic/) - [Quasi-experimental](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/quasi-experimental/) - [Correlational](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/correlational/) - [Experimental](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/experimental/) - [Longitudinal Study](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/longitudinal-study/) - [Summative Evaluation](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/summative-evaluation/) - [Experiential](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/experiential/) - [Qualitative](https://www.artsedsearch.org/type_of_research/qualitative/) ## Outcomes - [All Student Academic Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/outcomes/student-academic/) - [All Student Cognitive Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/outcomes/student-cognitive/) - [All Student Personal Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/outcomes/student-personal/) - [All Educator Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/outcomes/educator-professional/) - [All School Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/outcomes/school/) - [All Student Social & Civic Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/outcomes/student-social-civic/) ## Priorities - [Priority 5 Student Engagement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-5-student-engagement/) - [Priority 7 Course Access](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-7-course-access/) - [Priority 4 Student Achievement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-4-student-achievement/) - [Priority 6 School Climate](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-6-school-climate/) - [Priority 1 Basic Services](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-1-basic-services/) - [Priority 2 Implementation of State Standards](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-2-implementation-of-state-standards/) - [Priority 8 Student Outcomes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-8-student-outcomes/) - [Priority 3 Parent Involvement](https://www.artsedsearch.org/priorities/priority-3-parent-involvement/) ## Arts Integration - [Yes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/arts-integration/yes/) ## Equity Focus - [Yes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/equity-focus/yes/) ## Measurable by State/Local Indicators - [Yes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/measurable_by_state_local_indica/yes/) ## Arts Disciplines - [Music](https://www.artsedsearch.org/arts-disciplines/music/) - [Multiple Art Forms](https://www.artsedsearch.org/arts-disciplines/multiple-art-forms/) - [Theatre](https://www.artsedsearch.org/arts-disciplines/theatre/) - [Visual Arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/arts-disciplines/visual-arts/) - [Dance](https://www.artsedsearch.org/arts-disciplines/dance/) ## California Arts Project - [Yes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/california-arts-project/yes/) ## Juvenile Court Schools - [Yes](https://www.artsedsearch.org/juvenile_court_schools/yes/) ## Program Characteristics - [Elementary School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/07-elementary-school/) - [Early Childhood](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/06-early-childhood/) - [High School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/09-high-school/) - [Middle School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/08-middle-school/) - [Postsecondary](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/10-postsecondary/) - [Multiple Art Forms](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/02-multiple-art-forms/) - [Out-of-School](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/12-out-of-school/) - [School Day](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/13-school-day/) - [Theatre](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/04-theatre/) - [Music](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/03-music/) - [Adult and Lifelong](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/11-adult-and-lifelong/) - [Visual Arts](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/05-visual-arts/) - [Dance](https://www.artsedsearch.org/program-characteristics/01-dance/)