This book provides important insights for educators in music, the arts, and other subjects on
the role that music can play in the curriculum as a powerful bridge to cultural understanding …

This mixed-research synthesis examined the short and long-term effects of out-of-school
learning (OSL) activities on student achievement and factors affecting these practices …

The shift from the No Child Left Behind Act to the recently authorized Every Student
Succeeds Act could beckon a renaissance of K-12 arts education in the US Over the past …

This chapter chronicles evolving conceptualizations of, rationales for, and critiques of
historical empathy put forward over the past three decades. The authors provide an …

The recent wave of test-based accountability reforms has negatively impacted the provision
of K-12 arts educational experiences. Advocates contend that, in addition to providing …

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing stay-at-home orders have shifted family lives
worldwide. Government regulations about social distancing and isolation have resulted in …

The theories of cultural reproduction and cultural mobility have largely shaped the study of
the effects of cultural capital on academic outcomes. Missing in this debate has been a …

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the public use of museums, The Value of
Museums: Enhancing Societal Well-Being provides a timely and compelling way for …

The arts have long been promoted as helping people learn and care about situations and
people other than themselves. However, large-scale research on this question is sparse …

Field trips are an important feature of the United States' education system, although in the
current context of high‐stakes tests and school accountability, many schools are shifting …