Bowen DH and Kisida B (2019) Investigating Causal Effects of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence from Houston’s Arts Access Initiative. Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Introduction
Advocates for arts education sometimes claim that apart from its intrinsic benefits, it can also have a positive influence on students’ academic and social development. There is, however, little scientific evidence to support this claim. This is why this study investigated the influence of arts education on student behaviour and their social and academic development. It was a randomised controlled trial involving 10,548 3rd-8th grade students in the US. I chose this report because I was intrigued by its experimental nature. It is one of the first studies I have come across that explores the potential influence of the arts on students’ social and academic development in a randomised controlled trial.
How did the researcher(s) conduct the research?
The study was a random
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