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McClellan, Norma – General Music Today, 2002
Describes the interdisciplinary program utilized at the Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA). Focuses on the high school students in the MFAA discussing the results of a questionnaire and focus groups and also the results of a questionnaire given to the teachers at the academy. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art Education, Dance, Educational Research

Spearman, Carlesta Elliot – Arts Education Policy Review, 2000
Focuses on various topics related to arts education policy such as the creation of the national arts standards, the influence of racism on policy decisions, the importance for equal access to education at all educational levels, and the work of Howard Gardner on multiple intelligences that helped legitimize the arts. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Dance Education, Educational History, Educational Policy

Goodlad, John I. – Arts Education Policy Review, 2000
Describes two approaches to educational change: (1) the linear, input-output model that focuses on the output of academic achievement measured by standardized tests; and (2) the ecological model that focuses on the school as an ecosystem composed of classroom ecosystems. Discusses four reasons why the arts are necessary for the renewal of schools.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Dance Education, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Dozier, Jana – AGB Reports, 1990
When a state legislator requested that the president of Southwest Missouri State University stop production of a drama department production about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the administrator refused to accede to pressure and enlisted and won the board's support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents

Fowler, Charles – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Examines what the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) can learn about educational policy from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Lists similarities and differences between the two agencies' commitment and approach to education. Discusses the role of the Department of Education and makes policy recommendations for the NEA. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives

Smith, Ralph A. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Comments on remarks by A. Graham Down, president of the Council for Basic Education, about integrating arts education into the curriculum. Concludes that, when the arts are channeled into the mainstream and made part and parcel of everything, arts education becomes dangerously confused. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development

Pahl, Ronald H. – Social Studies, 1994
Argues that, although social studies classes should be exciting and interesting, students frequently rate them as among the most boring and irrelevant. Asserts that living history programs, including history theater, history immersion, and living history museums can improve history instruction and student attitudes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Pollack, Rhoda-Gale – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
This article outlines steps toward university collaboration with local arts organizations to enhance local cultural life in medium-sized cities. It illustrates these steps with examples from practice and discusses how to maintain ongoing collaborations. Major benefits from such partnerships and factors requiring attention to ensure success are…
Descriptors: Agencies, Art, Art Activities, College Role

Maslin, Jon; Lyon, Elizabeth – Information Services & Use, 1998
Describes Project Performing Arts Teaching Resources Online (PATRON) that was designed at the University of Surrey (United Kingdom) to deliver digital audio, video, music scores and dance notation across a high speed network to the desktop. Conversion, scanned images, system components, user interface, and user reactions are discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer System Design

Henley, Paul; Yarbrough, Cornelia – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1999
Explores whether focusing the attention of evaluators on students versus the teacher would affect the assessment of teaching in choral rehearsal situations. Music education majors used 10 categories to rate the teacher or students. Reveals that subjects gave the highest ratings when viewing the teacher and the lowest ratings when viewing students.…
Descriptors: Choral Music, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Students
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy – Education Week, 2005
In this article, the author talks about Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School, where educators are blending technology more heavily into the teaching of arts and music than most other schools. Arts teachers are integrating computer software with traditional instruction in dance, music, theater and visual arts to spark students' creativity. It…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Music, Conventional Instruction
Marcus, Sara – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To examine whether students have higher retention rates of material when they participate in online quizzes or online alternative student-centered assignments on the material presented in the F2F class. Design/methodology/approach: Reviews the literature; and analyzes data from the implementation of both types of assessment for the online…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Tests
Chen, Jie-Qi; McNamee, Gillian Dowley – Corwin Press, 2007
Effective teaching requires skill in implementing challenging and inviting curricular activities. It also involves evaluating children's learning in order to extend their development through the school year. Being able to implement and evaluate at the same time is at the heart of good teaching. Written for PreK-3 educators, this book blends…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Young Children, Visual Arts
Keough, Kelly – 1993
This guide, which is intended for literacy instructors working with students learning English as a Second Language (ESL), contains materials for and about an integrated performing arts and literacy program that was developed for use with Asian Americans. Presented first is a brief history of the workshop's development for use in the Chinatown area…
Descriptors: Acting, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Asian Americans
Delue, Norman; Hayward, Thomas B. – 1996
Intended especially for teachers who might be a little intimidated by the art of playwriting, this guide provides a step-by-step plan for using drama in the classroom in grades 4-8 to build children's language arts and thinking skills. The guide features a series of engaging activities where students will learn how to write dialogue, set scenes,…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Creative Activities