Delineating the Benefits of Arts Education for Children’s Socioemotional Development
In this paper, we argue that in order for the study of arts education to continue to advance, we must delineate the effects of particular forms of arts education, offered in certain contexts, on specific domains of children’s socioemotional development. We explain why formulating precise hypotheses...
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| author | Steven J. Holochwost Steven J. Holochwost Thalia R. Goldstein Dennie Palmer Wolf |
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| description | In this paper, we argue that in order for the study of arts education to continue to advance, we must delineate the effects of particular forms of arts education, offered in certain contexts, on specific domains of children’s socioemotional development. We explain why formulating precise hypotheses about the effects of arts education on children’s socioemotional development requires a differentiated definition of each arts education program or activity in question, as well as a consideration of both the immediate and broader contexts in which that program or activity occurs. We then offer the New Victory Theater’s Schools with Performing Arts Reach Kids (SPARK) program as an illustrative example of how these considerations allow for the refinement of hypotheses about the impact of arts education on children’s socioemotional development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc1d4f0287594c93ade56c57870699482022-12-21T19:57:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-05-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.624712624712Delineating the Benefits of Arts Education for Children’s Socioemotional DevelopmentSteven J. Holochwost0Steven J. Holochwost1Thalia R. Goldstein2Dennie Palmer Wolf3WolfBrown, Cambridge, MA, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesWolfBrown, Cambridge, MA, United StatesIn this paper, we argue that in order for the study of arts education to continue to advance, we must delineate the effects of particular forms of arts education, offered in certain contexts, on specific domains of children’s socioemotional development. We explain why formulating precise hypotheses about the effects of arts education on children’s socioemotional development requires a differentiated definition of each arts education program or activity in question, as well as a consideration of both the immediate and broader contexts in which that program or activity occurs. We then offer the New Victory Theater’s Schools with Performing Arts Reach Kids (SPARK) program as an illustrative example of how these considerations allow for the refinement of hypotheses about the impact of arts education on children’s socioemotional development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624712/fullarts educationtheater educationsocioemotional developmentsocial awarenessrelationship skills |
| spellingShingle | Steven J. Holochwost Steven J. Holochwost Thalia R. Goldstein Dennie Palmer Wolf Delineating the Benefits of Arts Education for Children’s Socioemotional Development Frontiers in Psychology arts education theater education socioemotional development social awareness relationship skills |
| title | Delineating the Benefits of Arts Education for Children’s Socioemotional Development |
| title_full | Delineating the Benefits of Arts Education for Children’s Socioemotional Development |
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| title_short | Delineating the Benefits of Arts Education for Children’s Socioemotional Development |
| title_sort | delineating the benefits of arts education for children s socioemotional development |
| topic | arts education theater education socioemotional development social awareness relationship skills |
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