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Total Pages : 208 pages
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Book Synopsis The Impact of Arts Education on At-risk Student Populations by :
Download or read book The Impact of Arts Education on At-risk Student Populations written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This literature review will address the how arts education, with a focus on visual arts and music, impact at-risk student populations at the elementary and/or secondary levels. Research looking at the status of arts education and accessibility in schools with high percentages of at-risk students was reviewed to explain how often these students are exposed to the arts and why. The results from the literature directly related to student performance can be categorized into academic and behavioral benefits. Academic benefits included improvements in creative and critical thinking skills, artistic skills, grade point averages (GPA), graduation rates, and performance on language arts and math standardized tests. Behavioral benefits included personal, such as the ability to collaborate and function within a community. Results also pointed to benefits for schools with large at-risk populations. Overall, school climates improved, including student and teacher morale and attitudes as well as the rate of disciplinary infractions. Although the majority of the researchers claimed that the results were correlations pointing to positive trends, the general consensus of the reviewed literature was that the arts positively impact at-risk students and schools and increasing arts opportunities and accessibility for these students is important."--leaf 1.