by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Petitto, L. (2008). Arts education, the brain, and language. In C. Asbury & C. Rich (Eds.) Learning, Arts, and the Brain. New York, NY: Dana Foundation.Abstract:This study examines the impact of intensive arts education on the human brain. The study has two...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Katz, M. (2008). Growth in motion: Supporting young women’s embodied identity and cognitive development through dance after school. Afterschool Matters, 12-21.Abstract:This research examines embodied learning, how we know and learn through our body, from the...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Norton, A., & Schlaug, G. (2008). Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning. PLoS ONE, 3.Abstract:This study examines the association between instrumental music...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Prigoda, E. & McKenzie, P. (2007). Purls of wisdom: A collectivist study of human information behavior in a public library knitting group. Journal of Documentation, 63(1), 90 – 114.Abstract:The researchers applied a collectivist theoretical framework to analyze...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Wright, R., John, L., Alaggia, R., & Sheel, J. (2006) Community-based arts program for youth in low-income communities: A multi-method evaluation. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 23, 635-652.Abstract:The article presents findings from a...
