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Warburton, Edward C. – Research in Dance Education, 2004
The "Critical Thinking Belief Appraisal" was administered to practicing dance teachers (n = 52) in the USA to investigate their beliefs (and use of) critical-thinking activities with high-advantage and low-advantage learners. Results point to an "advantage effect" in dance teachers' beliefs about critical thinking: the higher…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Dance, Dance Education, Beliefs
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Morris, Geraldine – Research in Dance Education, 2003
The purpose of this research is to instigate a debate about the way in which professional ballet dancers are trained and the content of that training. The literature on the teaching of ballet has always focused on two areas: ballet vocabulary and training. The former is treated as both a fixed and autonomous form, and, for the latter, methods of…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Creativity, Problems
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Gould, Elizabeth – International Journal of Music Education, 2006
For philosopher Gilles Deleuze, the work of philosophy consists of affirmatively and artistically creating and reworking concepts in response to real-life problems in an ongoing process that invites new perspectives and ways of thinking. Carol Matthews's music composition pedagogical practices reflect these processes, arguing that they demonstrate…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Music Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Giguere, Miriam – Journal of Dance Education, 2006
This study examines the cognitive experiences of children as they engage in creative projects in both dance and poetry. The data includes interviews with fifth graders from an elementary School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, about their lived experience of writing poetry and creating dances. Students interviewed for this study participated in a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Language Arts, Grade 5, Poetry
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Johnston, Dale – Research in Dance Education, 2006
Authoritarian teaching practices in ballet inhibit the use of private speech. This paper highlights the critical importance of private speech in the cognitive development of young ballet students, within what is largely a non-verbal art form. It draws upon research by Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky and contemporary socioculturalists, to…
Descriptors: Dance, Authoritarianism, Teaching Styles, Dance Education
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Barylick, Martie – Journal of Dance Education, 2004
This article describes the three fundamental strategic principles--to be curricular, developmental, and democratic--that have been designed and implemented in the Mamaroneck High School's integrated arts program, a four-year, sequential, elective program that includes dance, theater, and music. An explanation of the ways in which the dance…
Descriptors: Elective Courses, Fine Arts, High School Students, Dance
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Parrish, Mila – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2007
In recent years, Problem Based Learning (PBL) has been applied in medical and psychological areas of professional education. The PBL approach requires students to move past traditional choreographic methods toward making dances informed by real-world issues. In PBL, students work cooperatively to solve complex problems. Rather than being presented…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Dance, Dance Education, Critical Thinking
Grindel, Susan; And Others – 1994
This curriculum guide is designed to support those in Maine who wish to establish or enhance dance education in any educational areas and at elementary or secondary levels. A preface describes the state's dance heritage. An introduction argues for the importance of dance education. The next section addresses pedagogy and explains how to create and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Dance, Dance Education
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Stinson, Susan W. – Educational Theory, 1995
This paper explores how a dance scholar's experience in dance is represented in her educational research. Discussion covers perceptions of art, body-mind dualities in schools and educational practice, the process and products of research and choreography, and crafting the choreography of research. (JB)
Descriptors: Body Image, Dance, Dance Education, Educational Research
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Dietzel, Rebecca – Journal of Dance Education, 2005
Based on the author's experience as a teacher in a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program, the author offers some ideas to ease the transition from the private studio to a BFA professional preparatory program. As a teacher in the Ailey School and Fordham University BFA program, the author has seen many students work their way through this challenging…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, High School Seniors, Dance, Higher Education
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Levy, Fran J.; Ranjbar, Azita; Dean, Colleen Hearn – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2006
In the midst of the violence of the 21st century, many children fear that they or someone they know will lose a relative or friend through terrorism. Professionals in dance movement therapy, dance education, and physical education can help children to overcome their fears in order to feel safe and to build self-esteem. This article examines how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Therapy, Children
Micheli, Lyle, Ed.; And Others – 1991
The information shared in this document represents a dialogue between the United States and the Soviet Union on the discipline of dance medicine, which involves the care of injured dancers as well as prevention of injuries. An introduction including a preface, opening remarks, and an overview of dance medicine comprises section 1. The second…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Dance, Dance Education
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Reston, VA. National Dance Association. – 1987
This monograph contains reprints of lectures presented by National Dance Association Scholars from 1977 through 1987. The following Scholars are represented: (1) Elizabeth R. Hayes; (2) Miriam Gray; (3) Ruth L. Murray; (4) Araminta Little; (5) Mary Frances Dougherty; (6) Charlotte York Irey; (7) Lois "Betty" Ellfeldt; (8) Mary Alice "Buff"…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Dance, Dance Education, Fine Arts
Dalton, Aaron – Teacher Magazine, 2005
In this article, the author features Todd Eric Allen, an acclaimed ballet dancer, who returns home to Florida's so-called Redneck Riviera and opens a magnet school for dance. When asked the inevitable question of what an internationally known ballet dancer is doing teaching 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in Fort Walton Beach, he simply replies in a way…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Dance, Public Schools, Grade 4
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Prioleau, Darwin – Journal of Dance Education, 2004
Given the present economic and political climate, how can dance programs in colleges and universities continue to thrive? Recently there has been a national movement to return to the roots of the original altruistic mission of the public university and the land grant legacy. In other words, a movement toward, engagement. Engagement involves a…
Descriptors: Dance, Educational Experience, College Faculty, Higher Education
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