ABSTRACT

This timely book takes up the challenge of maintaining programs in the arts in the face of unrelenting pressure from two directions; the increasing focus on literacy and numeracy in schools, teamed with the cut-backs in public funding that often affect the arts most severely. Drawing on the wealth of evidence already available on the impact of the

chapter 2|14 pages

The challenge of transforming schools

chapter 3|15 pages

Pitfalls in educational reform

chapter 5|14 pages

Methodology for Australian study

chapter 6|14 pages

Impact on student achievement

chapter 7|17 pages

Impact on student wellbeing

chapter 10|13 pages

A policy agenda