This research was conducted by Sarah Probine at the Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand
This paper sketches out some of the factors that shape how young children come to value and use the visual arts in their learning. The research tries to reflect the many ways in which ‘history, …
This research was conducted by David Gerry, Andrea Unrau and Laurel J. Trainor at McMaster University, Canada.
To understand the developmental impact of active participation in music, this study worked with two groups of six-month old infants who attended music-based sessions with teachers and their parents. One group participated in …
This research was conducted by Mart Willekens and John Lievens at Ghent University, Belgium
This paper assesses the role of cultural capital, economic and social factors and time pressure on engaging in arts and heritage activities. It also analyses the difference between non-attendees and attendees, as well as the frequency …
This research was conducted by Sabine Wollscheid at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Norway
This paper explored the impact of parents’ reading patterns on their children’s reading habits. Drawing on a sample of 757 school-aged children living in two-parent households in Germany, the research demonstrated that parents’ …
This research was conducted by Robin Wright, Lindsay John, Ramona Alaggia, and Julia Sheel at McGill University and the University of Toronto, Canada [Now at the University of Windsor, Canada]
The paper reports the results of a substantial evaluation of a national arts education programme in Canada. The results suggest …