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What Factors Influence Urban School Leaders Arts Programming Decisions, Jennifer Katona
What Factors Influence Urban School Leaders Arts Programming Decisions, Jennifer Katona
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For some urban school leaders Arts Education is the most essential part of the students’ experience and to others it is something that can be easily taught in one afternoon a week. It is either a means of self-‐expression or merely something fun for the kids. Where do these perspectives take shape and what role and impact does the school leaders’ belief have on the decisions surrounding offering an arts education in their school building? This study explores current research on the importance of an arts education as it pertains to its intrinsic and extrinsic value of the arts to …