Does Experience in the Arts Boost Academic Achievement? A Response to Eisner.

Catterall, James S.

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ERIC Number: EJ592272

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Publication Date: 1998

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Does Experience in the Arts Boost Academic Achievement? A Response to Eisner.

Catterall, James S.

Art Education, v51 n4 p6-11 Jul 1998

Offers a rebuttal to the article "Does Experience in the Arts Boost Academic Achievement?" by Elliot Eisner in which Eisner wants to restore the arts-based and arts-related ends of art education. Reviews Eisner's research, evidence, and theoretical foundations in order to assert the influence of arts education on students' academic success. (CMK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum, Learning Processes, Persuasive Discourse, Visual Arts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: For response to this article see SO 531 551.