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Peer reviewedHolloway, Debra L.; LeCompte, Margaret D. – Education and Urban Society, 2001
Argues that arts education makes it possible for students to imagine themselves out of their current identities, describing how a middle school theater arts program supported female students' positive identities. Observation and interview data indicated that tools gained in the program transformed girls' attitudes toward education and other…
Descriptors: Art Education, Females, Gender Issues, Middle School Students
