Transforming education through the arts /
Caldwell, Brian.
Transforming education through the arts / Brian Caldwell and Tanya Vaughan. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - xiv, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index and reference.
Schools and school systems around the world face the challenge of maintaining programs in the arts in the face of unrelenting pressure from two directions. One is the justifiable focus on literacy and numeracy, often accompanied by high stakes testing that is exerting pressure on other areas of learning and teaching. The other is cut-backs in public funding with international evidence suggesting that programs in the arts are often the first to suffer. The paradox is that study after study reveals the benefits of student participation in the arts
9780415687027
Arts in education.
700.71 CAL
Transforming education through the arts / Brian Caldwell and Tanya Vaughan. - New York : Routledge, 2012. - xiv, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes index and reference.
Schools and school systems around the world face the challenge of maintaining programs in the arts in the face of unrelenting pressure from two directions. One is the justifiable focus on literacy and numeracy, often accompanied by high stakes testing that is exerting pressure on other areas of learning and teaching. The other is cut-backs in public funding with international evidence suggesting that programs in the arts are often the first to suffer. The paradox is that study after study reveals the benefits of student participation in the arts
9780415687027
Arts in education.
700.71 CAL