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The Effectiveness of Structured Coloring Activities for Anxiety Reduction
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Ashlock, Laura E.; Miller-Perrin, Cindy; Krumrei-Mancuso, Elizabeth – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2018
This study compared the effects of 4 different coloring activities on state anxiety scores to determine whether adult coloring books are as effective as other coloring activities in reducing anxiety. Participants were 160 undergraduates attending a private, Christian, liberal arts university. After engaging in an anxiety induction activity,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Art Activities
An Implementation Study of the "Art in Action Program". Executive Summary
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Biag, Manuelito; Raab, Erin; Hofstedt, Mary – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Targeting students in grades K-8, Art in Action's program consists of 12 age-appropriate lessons per year led by parent and teacher volunteers. The curriculum is based on historically significant artists and their works of art. Through semi-structured discussions, students examine a variety of masterpieces, learning about the artist as well as…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Visual Arts, Art Activities
An Implementation Study of the Art in Action Program
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Biag, Manuelito; Raab, Erin; Hofstedt, Mary – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2015
Targeting students in grades K-8, Art in Action's program consists of 12 age-appropriate lessons per year led by parent and teacher volunteers. The curriculum is based on historically significant artists and their works of art. Through semi-structured discussions, students examine a variety of masterpieces, learning about the artist as well as…
Descriptors: Art, Program Implementation, Case Studies, Art Education