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Benefits Of Art Education: A Review Of The Literature, Kimberly Lloyd
Benefits Of Art Education: A Review Of The Literature, Kimberly Lloyd
Scholarship and Engagement in Education
Though extensive studies exist regarding the use of the arts in general education settings, a comparable amount of research is still needed to support the need for the use of the arts in special education settings. This review of the literature examined the role of the arts in general education and special education. The studies revealed that the arts provided benefits to students in both the general education and special education settings in academic, social and behavioral areas.
From Advocacy To Activism: Families, Communities, And Collective Change, Janet Story Sauer, Priya Lalvani
From Advocacy To Activism: Families, Communities, And Collective Change, Janet Story Sauer, Priya Lalvani
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
Although countries across the globe support the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), when faced with competing economic priorities, their policies and practices too often negatively impact children with disabilities and their families (Ferguson,). Current social and educational structures are implicated in inequitable services, particularly for those families from nondominant languages and minority racial and ethnic groups (McCall & Skrtic, Ong-Dean,). Recognizing the importance of contexts and power imbalances, we posit that the broader communities in which families live and that determine the opportunities they are afforded, should be explicitly addressed when evaluating a family's …