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Title Arts integration in education : teachers and teaching artists as agents of change : theory, impact, practice / edited by Gail Humphries Mardirosian, Ph. D., and Yvonne Pelletier Lewis.

Publication Info. Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2016.
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 487 pages) : illustrations
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Section I. Theory : foundations of arts integration and teacher training -- Cognition, knowledge construction, and motivation to learn : models and theories -- Creativity, collaboration, and integration : the ideas of Howard Gardner for education in the arts -- Emotional aspects of theoretical dimensions of arts -- School reform with a brain : the neuropsychological foundation for arts integration -- Section II. Impact : training teachers and teaching artists in arts integration -- The imagination quest (IQ) way of teaching and learning -- The passion and purpose of the teaching artist : a connective and transformative power -- Prepare the teacher, prepare the student : arts-based pre-service teacher training -- Drama and action techniques in university teaching -- The use of drama in teacher training : a Czech perspective -- Culture clashes and arts integration at the university -- Training teachers in the classics : Shakepseare in action in the classroom -- Training teachers in science through theater : how did they do that? -- Embracing the energy of the early years : training to teach through theater -- Transformative education processes : difficult dialogues and global citizenry -- Section III. Practice : arts integration in the classroom, the school, the community -- Arts integration for school change -- Reenergizing school and community through the arts : the little school that could -- Engagement in learning : inclusive arts integration interventions -- Engaging students in learning through theater skills and strategies -- Dancing with the brain : brain-compatible dance education in university-level teaching and community outreach programs -- A story impact on pedagogy : why New Orleans matters -- Tell me your story and I'll tell you mine : transformation through writing and performance -- Personal stories as motivators : the playback theatre experience -- Science learning through arts-based instruction -- The bilingual classroom : teaching through verbal and physical language -- Arts education : systematic change and sustainability -- Looking forward : infinite possibilities for teaching and learning.
Summary "'Arts integration in education' is an insightful, even inspiring investigation into the enormous possibilities for change that are offered by the application of arts integration in education. Presenting research from a range of settings, from preschool to university, and featuring contributions from scholars and theorists, educational psychologists, teachers, and teaching artists, the book offers a comprehensive exploration and varying perspectives on theory, impact, and practices for arts-based training and arts-integrated instruction across the curriculum."--Page 4 of cover.
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Subject Teaching.
Teaching.
Arts -- Study and teaching.
Arts -- Study and teaching.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Lewis, Yvonne Pelletier, editor.
Mardirosian, Gail Humphries, editor.
Other Form: Print version: 9781783205264
ISBN 1783205261 (electronic book)
9781783205264 (electronic book)
1783205253
9781783205257