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Betts, J. David; And Others – 1995
This study describes two years of research with the Arts Integration Program (AIP) of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, Tucson, AZ. AIP supports teachers in integrating fine arts activities into their classrooms. AIP provides lesson outlines and demonstration lessons by arts specialists in music, dance, theater arts, and visual arts. The initial phase…
Descriptors: Art Education, Change Strategies, Creative Dramatics, Curriculum Research
Harris (Louis) and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1984
Highlights of a nationwide public opinion survey concerning the interest and involvement of Americans in the arts are summarized. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,504 adults. Results showed that the arts are indisputably a part of the mainstream of American life. Because Americans have limited leisure time, the arts must increasingly…
Descriptors: Art Education, Arts Centers, Attendance, Cultural Activities
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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
Mizell, Lee – National Endowment for the Arts, 2005
What percent of Americans have been exposed to arts education? Has it changed over time? How do demographic characteristics correlate with arts education? What is the state of arts education in U.S. schools? These research questions are the focus of this report, which is presented in two parts. Using data from the Surveys of Public Participation…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Art Education, Music Education, Visual Arts
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Irwin, Rita L.; Reynolds, J. Karen – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Maintains that, in recent years, schools and school districts have begun to explore an integrated curriculum approach to arts education. Discusses three areas of concern related to the arts as disciplines and the arts presented through an interdisciplinary approach. Calls for explicit policy directives to provide guidance. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Enrichment
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Sikes, Michael – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Discusses two related dilemmas: (1) the tension between the Western view of historical progress and the realities of modern society; and (2) the tension between old and new approaches to teaching and learning about the arts. Argues that the end result of implementing the Goals 2000 program might diminish the teaching of the arts as discrete…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Enrichment
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Roucher, Nancy; Lovano-Kerr, Jessie – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Maintains that educational theorists have long advocated integrated, multidisciplinary curriculum development and instruction. Argues that the arts must maintain their integrity in the curriculum and be taught for their own sake, rather than serving as aids to instruction in other disciplines. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers
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Dunn, Phillip C. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Asserts that the general educational curriculum tends to be fragmented and compartmentalized and that this situation would be improved by curriculum integration. Argues that an interdisciplinary arts approach would require new teacher attitudes and instructional strategies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Enrichment
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