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Student Engagement - Middle School
Below is the research linking arts strategies to student engagement at the middle school level. Click on any of the study citations to link to a full summary of the study in ArtsEdSearch, the online database of arts education research.
Student Engagement
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In arts integrated programming students demonstrate increased motivation to persist despite challenges, pride in their work, ownership of their studies, and deep engagement in the learning process (Belisario & Donovan, 2012; Bresler et al, 2000; Cawthon, Dawson & Ihom, 2011; DeMoss & Morris, 2002; Imms, Jeanneret & Stevens-Ballenger, 2011; Ingram & Meath, 2007; Stevenson & Deasy, 2005).
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Disengaged students are more likely to participate in arts programming and are less likely to drop out of school (Catterall, Dumais, Hampden-Thomas, 2012).
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Students in arts and arts integrated programming have higher school attendance than students without access to such programming (Barry, 2010; Betts, 2006; Walker et al., 2011) and are four times more likely to be involved in community service (Heath, Soep & Roach, 1998).