1st Edition
Arts Integration and Special Education An Inclusive Theory of Action for Student Engagement
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Alida Anderson
Acknowledgements
About the Editor
Contributing Authors
Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Arts Integration in Education
Introduction
Alida Anderson
Chapter 1: A Historical Review of Arts Integration Research and Practice: Lessons Learned
Sandra M. Loughlin and Alida Anderson
Chapter 2: Arts Integration as a Contextualized Language Learning Environment
Alida Anderson
Chapter 3: Cognitive and Affective Engagement, Arts Integration, and Students with Disabilities
Katherine A. Berry and Sandra M. Loughlin
Chapter 4: Understanding How and Why Arts Integration Engages Learners
Alida Anderson
Part II: Arts Integration Demonstrations of Practice in Inclusive Classrooms
Introduction
Alida Anderson
Chapter 5: Film Arts Integration and Literature Study: Influences on Engagement
Kristin Nagy and Alida Anderson
Chapter 6: Process Drama Arts Integration and Social Studies: Influences on Engagement
Christina Bosch and Alida Anderson
Chapter 7: Dance/Movement Arts Integration and Mathematics: Influences on Engagement
Robyne Davis and Alida Anderson
Part III: Reflections and Next Steps for Arts Integration Research and Practice
Introduction
Alida Anderson
Chapter 8: Where Are We Now: The Research on Arts Integration and Special Education
Jean B. Crockett, Katherine A. Berry, and Alida Anderson
Chapter 9: Where Are We Going? Trajectories for Research on the Arts and Special Education
James S. Catterall
Appendix
Index
Biography
Alida Anderson is Associate Professor in the School of Education, Teaching and Health in the College of Arts & Sciences at American University. She was formerly an artist and special education K-12 teacher.
"Alida Anderson’s book takes us on a journey that begins with a history of arts integration, followed by demonstrations of AI teaching practices and ways forward. The book is an important one that creates a space for us to imagine arts integration as a transformative way of knowing, learning, and thinking across the curriculum, for all children, and not just those in special education settings."
Dr. Vivian Vasquez, Professor, American University, Washington, DC, USA
"This work champions arts integration as powerful, transformative, and necessary for learners with and without disabilities, an unavoidable teaching approach to which every student is entitled."
Sean Layne, Director, Focus 5 Inc., USA
