• Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement
• An Introduction to Scientifically Based Research
• For the Greater Good: A Framework for Advancing State Arts Education Partnerships
• The Arts and Children Video
• Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning

Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement

Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement describes in nontechnical terms what the research says about how the study of the arts contributes to student success. This publication serves as an update to Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning, and "makes the case" for the arts based on sound educational research. 2006, 20 pages.

An Introduction to Scientifically Based Research

In recent years, the arts education field has been challenged and encouraged to consider scientifically based research methods in the evaluation of their programs. The intent of this monograph is to familiarize the state arts agency field (and its colleagues) with an understanding of scientific research as a tool for making informed recommendations. The information provided is a useful guide for planning and initiating diverse research agendas.

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For the Greater Good: Frameworks for Advancing State Arts Education Partnerships

This NASAA report documents what was learned during a November 2001 workshop that brought together leaders from the state-level arts education support networks in Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio and South Carolina. These leaders, representing state arts agencies, state alliances for arts education and state departments of education, assessed, shared and analyzed their successes and challenges so that other states interested in advancing their own arts education relationships could have a road map. 2003.

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The Arts and Children Video

The Arts and Children: A Success Story, a video available from NASAA, demonstrates the impact of quality arts education on student success. The 12-minute video features actress Meryl Streep, who affirms that young people who learn the arts do better in every phase of their lives.

Theatre artist Saskia Van Oot leads students at Smyrna Elementary School in a dramatics exercise during her residency in October. Photo by Ben Mace, courtesy of Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times

The video is a powerful tool in promoting inclusion of the arts as a core content area in state and local curricula. The video can be used with school, community, parent, and business groups. Included with the video are reproducible handouts that summarize research, federal policies and legislation, and characteristics of a good arts education program; provide tips on how to use the video as part a public awareness campaign; and list additional resources. 1996.

Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning

This user-friendly brochure summarizes important and compelling rationales for integrating the arts in K-12 education. The brochure is an effective advocacy tool for anyone who needs to prove that the arts are critical to education and learning. Developed for use by and with parents, teachers, administrators, school boards and other decision-makers, Eloquent Evidence summarizes research and offers compelling and inspirational testimony to the strong positive relationship that exists between arts education, student performance, workplace skills and preparation for college. 1995, reprinted in 1996 and 1998. Complimentary.*

Also available in PDF format, to download for free.

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