by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Halverson, E.R. (2005). InsideOut: Facilitating gay youth identity development through a performance-based youth organization. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 5(1), 67-90.Abstract:This article presents a case study of youth—who identify as...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Schellenberg, E.G. (2004). Music lessons enhance IQ. Psychological Science, 15, 511-514.Abstract:This study is the first to directly test the hypothesis that music training transfers to cognitive intelligence. The researcher used an experimental design with random...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Lowe, S.S. (2001). The art of community transformation. Education and Urban Society, 33, 457-471.Abstract:This study describes how community arts programs support the development of a sense of community. The researcher defines “sense of community” as an...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Ross, J. (2000). Art and community: Creating knowledge through service in dance. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April, New Orleans, LA.1(1The text of this summary is adapted from the Arts Education Partnership’s...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Holloway, D. L., & LeCompte, M. D. (2001). Becoming somebody! How arts programs support positive identity for middle school girls. Education and Urban Society, 33(4), 388-408.Abstract:This ethnographic case study examines how participating in the arts empowers...