This thesis explores how arts -integrated education can positively effect the development and eng... more This thesis explores how arts -integrated education can positively effect the development and engagement of students in grades K -12. In particular, this document explores how the STEM to STEAM initiative, which calls for the addition of arts to the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math, can play a role in furthering interdisciplinary, arts -integrated education. First, this document explains the importance of arts education in accordance with the views of modern education advocates, researchers, neuroscientists, and teachers. Subsequently, first -hand case studies, which were conducted through the RISD STEAM club in Providence, RI, act as an important sampling of the STEAM initiative in practice. Additional research shows how the implementation of the arts through STEAM ideology enhances students' learning in other areas and disciplines like math and science. Through this research and the case studies, this thesis makes the argument that arts education is an essential component of students' holistic development, and that it can stimulate and contribute to continued technological and social innovation in the United States.
This thesis explores how arts -integrated education can positively effect the development and eng... more This thesis explores how arts -integrated education can positively effect the development and engagement of students in grades K -12. In particular, this document explores how the STEM to STEAM initiative, which calls for the addition of arts to the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math, can play a role in furthering interdisciplinary, arts -integrated education. First, this document explains the importance of arts education in accordance with the views of modern education advocates, researchers, neuroscientists, and teachers. Subsequently, first -hand case studies, which were conducted through the RISD STEAM club in Providence, RI, act as an important sampling of the STEAM initiative in practice. Additional research shows how the implementation of the arts through STEAM ideology enhances students' learning in other areas and disciplines like math and science. Through this research and the case studies, this thesis makes the argument that arts education is an essential component of students' holistic development, and that it can stimulate and contribute to continued technological and social innovation in the United States.
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