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Eisner, Elliot W. – Clearing House, 1999
Finds only a very limited research basis for claims about the effects of art experience on academic achievement. Identifies three levels to which arts education contributes: arts-based, arts-related, and ancillary outcomes of art education. Discusses four contributions arts education makes to the arts and to life beyond them. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Education
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Gray, David; Chadwick, Alan – International Review of Education, 2001
Describes a study that looked at keyworkers' (mediators between museums and public) contributions to lifelong learning and to helping members of public overcome cultural exclusion. Reports that field studies were undertaken in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Ireland. States that the study was used to develop museum policy, to attract public to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Resources, Continuing Education, Cultural Activities
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 1995
Multicultural education is an approach to teaching and learning that seeks to empower individuals so that they may function in a diverse, global society. To prepare students for the 21st century, however, community colleges must expand traditional definitions of diversity to include age, religion, culture, sexual orientation, physical or mental…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1992
This document provides descriptions of the themes adopted for the plenary and the four working groups of an United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) international meeting. After the introduction, section 1 discusses the plenary theme, "Education, Culture, and Development: Co-ordinated Policies and…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Cultural Influences, Educational Development
Wilcox-Conley, Kyra – 1989
An overview is provided of the history and current status of arts education in community colleges in Iowa and across the nation. After a brief history of art programs in higher education, the paper reviews research on course offerings, enrollment trends, student characteristics, and the role of the colleges as community cultural centers.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Rolle, Sandra – 1990
An experienced art teacher working with students in grades two through six implemented and evaluated a practicum intervention designed to improve the self-images of male black students, their academic accomplishments, and their feelings of pride in their school. Five actions were taken to attain the objective: (1) cultural materials produced by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Art Expression, Behavior Problems
Berney, Tomi D.; Hriskos, Constantine – 1990
The report presents an evaluation of the New York City Harmony in Career Learning and Scholastic System (Project HI-CLASS) based on results from the 1988-89 school year. The project provided support services to 420 Spanish- and Chinese-speaking students of limited English proficiency (LEP). It also proposed to instill pride in and respect for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Chinese, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
Champion, James J. – 1987
The Instituto Caro y Cuervo of Bogota, Colombia, named after two outstanding Colombian intellectuals, was established in 1942 primarily to complete the lexicographic work of Rufino Jose Cuervo. It has continued its work through several reorganizations, and in 1947 was charged with the study of the present state of the Spanish language in various…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Enrichment, Descriptive Linguistics
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1986
The updated version of a 1978 resource guide contains citations and annotations of print and non-print supplementary resources appropriate for Alberta's elementary and secondary program in French as a second language (FSL). The resources identified may be used for remediation, enrichment, and reinforcement of program content. The selection…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Collier, Catherine – 1977
This supplement to the Yup'ik as a Second Language (YSL) curriculum developed in 1976 was written to give new teachers directions for some of the earlier materials and provide supplementary materials and techniques for experienced teachers. Suggestions are made for modifying the elementary level oriented materials to suit secondary school…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1984
The Archaeology and African Cultures program was a collaborative effort among the New York City Public Schools' Division of Curriculum and Instruction and four New York City museums. The program was designed to provide teachers of the gifted and talented with a rigourous series of seminars in the field of archaeology as well as on each museum's…
Descriptors: African Culture, Archaeology, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1976
This book emphasizes the value of bilingual education as an enrichment for all groups, not merely for heterogeneous populations or poor or dislocated populations. The book is aimed at teachers, administrators and concerned laymen. Part I of this book surveys the sociology of bilingual education. Language and culture in the global community and in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Amiotte, Arthur – 1978
The third volume of a bicultural educational series designed and produced especially for use in Aberdeen area schools with predominantly western Sioux populations has educational import for children and teachers everywhere who have an interest in the art and culture of the western Sioux. A description of decorative art among the Lakota people and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Art Appreciation
Ahler, Janet; Perrone, Vito – 1977
The American Indian Curricula Development Program (AICDP) produced a two-package program for grades 9-12. The "Social Conflict" package, with Prejudice, Indian Education, Americanizing the Indian, and B.I.A. units, and the "Fine Arts" package, with Art, Music, Literature, and Dance and Drama units, were Pan-Indian in orientation with a strong…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Art, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Enrichment
HULL, RICHARD B.; AND OTHERS – 1963
IN 1958, CONGRESS AUTHORIZED A PERMANENT NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO ASSIST THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CENTER IN DETERMINING POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT OF THE NEW MEDIA. A PARTICULAR GUIDELINE GIVEN THE STUDY WAS THAT THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED TO SERVICE THE MEDIA MUST…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Communications, Broadcast Reception Equipment, Cultural Activities
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