Arts Integration Research Highlighted at Forum
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A national forum held in Cleveland was an opportunity for the Arts Education Partnership to introduce a newly published arts integration literature review. (Download Free)
Presented by the principal author Gail Burnaford, Professor of Education at Florida Atlantic University, the review summarizes nine large-scale studies related to integrating the arts and other subjects, as well as smaller qualitative and quantitative studies. The introductory discussion of publications and articles concerned with the theoretical and methodological aspects of arts integration is likely to become a centerpiece for conversations seeking to answer the question "What is high-quality arts integration?"
While the document reveals a research base of growing breadth and depth, panelists stressed the need for better assessment and richer documentation of results. They urged researchers to spend more time in classrooms and to co-author with teachers.
They advised practitioners and program directors to become not just implementors but also inquirers. "Redefine all your work as inquiry," advised Arnold Aprill, creative director of the Chicago Arts Partnership in Education.
This article was published in October 2007, Volume 4, No 1.
