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Veronique Richard; Denver M. Y. Brown; Silvia Garcías; Maricarmen Almarcha; John Cairney; Carlota Torrents – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
Interest in nurturing individuals' creative potential is rising. Yet, the potential benefits of incorporating creative embodied activities have been neglected in both applied and research settings. To address this gap, this study examined the effects of a Creative Dance program on university students' creative self-efficacy, emotional creativity,…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Creativity, Dance Education, Self Efficacy
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DiPasquale, Sarah; Roberts, Mary – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine if integrative dance classes have the potential to improve the postural stability in individuals with intellectual disability. Methods: A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest research design was used to assess changes in postural stability of 16 individuals with intellectual disability. Postural…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Human Posture, Intellectual Disability, Program Effectiveness
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Ritchie, Ashleigh; Brooker, Fiona – Journal of Dance Education, 2020
Whereas traditional ballet classes have been seen as authoritarian and patriarchal in the past, the recent shift toward more feminist and democratic teaching and learning styles within the context of higher education allows for new ways of learning and teaching to emerge. To contribute to the discussion surrounding alternative ways of learning and…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Undergraduate Students, Educational Change, Feminism
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Ritchie, Ashleigh; Brooker, Fiona – Research in Dance Education, 2018
With Higher Education moving toward a student as consumer model, the future of dance in this context requires a more collaborative and innovative approach. One way to achieve this is to find new teaching methods that use class time in a more meaningful way. This qualitative research project used a guided and cognitive-specific imagery intervention…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Dance Education, Ethnography, Imagery
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Fonow, Mary Margaret; Cook, Judith A.; Goldsand, Richard S.; Burke-Miller, Jane K. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2016
We explored the potential of the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education as a tool for enhancing mindfulness, body awareness, and perceptions of transformational leadership capacities among college students. The intervention consisted of thirty-two, 1.25-hour long group sessions taught by a certified Feldenkrais instructor twice weekly to 21…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Metacognition, Sensory Integration, Intervention
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Freakley, Vivien; Neelands, Jonothan – Research in Dance Education, 2003
UK Higher Education Institutions are being required to reflect on the balance between academic and vocational aspects of their course provision and to identify more clearly how they are preparing their students for employment. This is not a simple matter. The UK arts and cultural sector is highly complex, with the characteristic features of a…
Descriptors: Action Research, Artists, Labor Market, Foreign Countries