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Resources
Access, Equity and Quality in Arts Learning Conference, Seattle, WA - June 18-20, 2009
Representatives of the nine Ford Arts Ed sites—along with their colleagues from the various initiatives supported by the Wallace Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, the Heinz Endowment, and the Grable Foundation—came together on June 18-20 in Seattle for the Access, Equity and Quality in Arts Learning Conference. This conference, planned by the Wallace Foundation with ongoing input from AEP and hosted by Americans for the Arts, provided a unique opportunity for the participants to share ideas; learn from one another; and consider how, seen together, their work constitutes a potent and systemic effort to transform education through arts learning.
The AEP Ford Arts Ed site is the designated space for all of the informational resources developed for and generated through the AEQ Conference. These include a wealth of written documents and multimedia presentations. Below are links to the documents that are now available. In the coming weeks, we will be uploading new content, so be sure to check back from time to time.
Publications & Resources
The Art of Collaboration: Promising Practices for Integrating the Arts and School Reform
The publication, which is the result of a roundtable conversation among the directors of eight of the demonstration sites participating in The Ford Foundation's Integrating the Arts and Education Reform Initiative, details the sites' early strategies and successes in the areas of organizational infrastructure; partnership development; integrated arts education; and communications and advocacy.
Working Partnerships: Professional Development of the Arts Teaching Workforce (February 2007)
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) created a Task Force on Higher Education to identify and document the practices for engaging higher education instituations in partnership with the schools and arts communities through service and in-service profressional development of the arts teaching workforce.
Envisioning Arts Assessment
A guide to help design large-scale art assessment decisions. Also provides informational support and activities to be used as both a practical tool and reference. To download a pdf of this publication, please visit the Publications page.
The Arts and Education: New Opportunities in Research
Produced by the Arts Education Partnership and a task force chaired by the American Educational Research Association, this report proposes opportunities for future research on the arts and education based on a significant body of research in the field.
Champions of Change
A report that compiles seven major studies that provide new evidence of enhanced learning and achievement when students are involved in a variety of arts experiences. Follow link to order this publication.
Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development
The Compendium summarizes and discusses 62 research studies that examine the effects of arts learning on students' social and academic skills. Follow link to order this publication.
Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement (2006)
Why is it so important to keep the arts strong in our schools? How does the study of the arts contribute to achievement and success? These and other important questions are addressed in a new booklet published by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership. Follow this link to order this publication.
Arts Integration Frameworks, Research & Practice: A Literature Review
This literature review, which was commissioned by AEP in April 2007, covers what has been written in the field between 1995 and 2007. It includes an historical overview, definitions and theoretical frameworks for arts integration, research and evaluation studies as well as methods and practices for each of the art forms. |
