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Contours of Inclusion: Frameworks and Tools for Evaluating Arts in Education [PDF]
, 2008 This collection of essays explores various arts education-specific evaluation tools, as well as considers Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the inclusion of people with disabilities in the design of evaluation instruments and strategies.
Aamir Rodriguez +6 more
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Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood +7 more
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Engaging Students, Supporting Schools, Accessing Arts Education: Highlights from the Arizona Arts Education Census Project [PDF]
, 2010 Despite some signs of life, Arizona's public and private sectors are still in a world of hurt. If a crisis really is a terrible thing to waste, there is no better time to bring forth compelling new information focusing on Arizona's academic achievement ...
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How can children and young people have a voice in urban treescapes?
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Scientific understanding of climate change has, to date, failed to result in sufficient action. This paper proposes that a deficit model of top‐down learning and dissemination in relation to public engagement with science may be part of the problem, particularly when considering the attitudes, values and empowerment of children and young ...
Simon Carr +10 more
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Visual Literacy: Using Art to Teach Biochemistry
The FASEB Journal, 2019 Modern students have grown up surrounded by stunning graphics and visual imagery. At the same time, advances in technology and how data are visualized has changed the practice of science. How do these two observations work for and against educators? A generation ago simple line drawings would have sufficed in a printed biochemistry text, but this is no
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Content without context is noise : Looking for curriculum harmony in primary arts education in Western Australia [PDF]
, 2018 Arts education in Western Australian primary schools consist of learning opportunities outlined by mandated curriculum. However, assumptions underlying this curriculum involving access, resources and support impact schools’ capacity to implement the ...
Chapman, Sian +2 more
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Melodies of the forest: Nature as an improvisational space for shared creative embodiment
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract In an era marked by increasing disconnection from nature, innovative approaches to reconnect with the environment are crucial for both ecological and psychological well‐being. This paper explores how natural environments (a deciduous forest of Quebec in the present case study) can serve as an improvisational space for shared creative ...
Antoine Bellemare‐Pepin +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Schools are a common place where the younger generation can develop their understanding of the ocean and acquire the skills needed to become responsible and knowledgeable ocean advocates. Grounded in a relational ocean literacy model, this study examined outcomes of a place‐based programme integrating picture books, beach excursions and ...
Cátia Freitas +4 more
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Arts for All: 6 Year Review [PDF]
, 2008 In September 2002, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted Arts for All: Los Angeles County Regional Blueprint for Arts Education, a strategic plan to restore arts education -- in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts -- to the 1.7 ...
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Life after herbarium digitisation: Physical and digital collections, curation and use
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Societal Impact Statement Collections of dried plant specimens (herbaria) provide an invaluable resource for the study of many areas of scientific interest and conservation globally. Digitisation increases access to specimens and metadata, enabling efficient use across a broad spectrum of research.
Alan James Paton +39 more
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