Recent research indicates students of low socioeconomic status (SES) who participate in the
arts have better social and academic outcomes than those who do not participate in arts …

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes a wide variety of ways for educators to
support student success--including programs and funding streams that can be used to …

The purpose of this case study was to examine how one music teacher responds to student's
cultural backgrounds through a middle school instrumental music programme in the US. The …

This article explores the relationship between singing and cultural understanding. Singing
emerges in infancy and develops through processes of enculturation and socialization …

&dquo; the more adventurous teachers searching through the multicultural bins. How did
they determine what music would be a viable addition to their curricula? While perusing the …

The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of culturally responsible music teaching
(CRMT) from the perspective of US music teachers working in various formal …

A number of studies suggest a link between musical training and both specific and general
cognitive abilities, but despite some positive results, there is disagreement about which …

Children in today's North American society, as well as those in places across the planet, are
living and learning in communities that are more culturally diverse than ever before. Through …

The purpose of this convergent parallel mixed methods study was to explore changes in
levels of intercultural sensitivity after a group of early adolescent students participated in a …

Across the globe, many countries are at a nexus of multiple crises. The COVID-19 pandemic,
structural racism, the climate crisis, and a severe economic downturn have all converged …