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Catterall, James S. – Research in Drama Education, 2007
This article explores the study of learning through drama in light of contemporary theories of knowledge acquisition. The learning explored includes acquiring content knowledge represented in the topics of dramatization, interpersonal and personal understandings gained through enacting situations, and the development of attitudes and motivations…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Conflict Resolution, Peer Relationship, Drama
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Catterall, James S. – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2005
This article explores transfer of learning in the arts to non-arts learning. The analysis is presented in the context of theories of knowledge acquisition more generally. Behavioral and neuro-function processes are discussed.
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Interpersonal Communication, Art Education, Metacognition
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Darby, Jaye T.; Catterall, James S. – Teachers College Record, 1994
Examines the beliefs of prominent thinkers regarding arts education and arts in learning, highlighting the importance of arts in everyone's education. The role of arts in cognition, equitable access to meaning, student motivation, and cultural representation are explored, with illustrations from visible national projects translating ideas into…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Creative Writing, Curriculum Design