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The Study Of Music: A Valuable Part Of School Education, Melanye Crayton

Senior Honors Theses

Music has been a part of human experience since the existence of man. It has been studied throughout the ages by philosophers and students, laymen and courtesans. When America was settled, it became a part of a student's education, eventually becoming part of the curriculum of public schools. In the twentieth century, the study of music experienced a decline in the public educational systems.

The study of music is beneficial for all students. It provides students with an opportunity to excel in school work, the benefit of learning in a constructive and positive atmosphere, and the opportunity to learn about …

A New Vision Of Art Education, Sharon Naomi Wherland

WWU Honors College Senior Projects

In this project I address two societal assumption concerning the discipline of art and their implication for art education. These assumptions are that i) art is primarily a "creative" endeavor with little educational value; and, ii) that the ability to make art requires some sort of rare, innate talent. In my view these are the primary reasons that art is increasingly marginalized in public school programs and our society at large.

Bursting The Grad School Bubble, Melanie L. Buffington

The Melanie Buffington Papers

Buffington writes about how she is trying to align the theories and ideas that she encountered and learned as a graduate student (at a renowned doctoral 1 university) with the reality of actually teaching pre-service teachers.

I Sing The Body Electric: Description Of An Innovative Health Promotion And Fine Arts Program For Adolescents, Kathleen Phillips, Julie Deitz, Mark Borzi, Gaye Harrison

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

I Sing the Body Electric (BODY ELECTRIC) is a fine arts and health promotion program that supports communication of healthy lifestyle choices among youth. BODY ELECTRIC connects youth in 27 high schools with health and education communities in the largest rural geographic education region in a Midwestern state. The three-phase prevention plan designed to increase resiliency and reduce risk behaviors among adolescents begins with biennial regional administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, with added questions designed to identifying the top health concerns of area youth. In the second phase, these health concerns are crafted into prevention messages by youth, …