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ERIC Number: EJ631869
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Arts Magnets and the Transformation of Schools and Schooling.
Wilson, Brent
Education and Urban Society, v33 n4 p366-87 Aug 2001
Using a national study of urban school districts with arts magnet schools, examines how arts education can affect the character and quality of an entire school and help improve student learning. Data from interviews, observations, and documents indicate that the arts magnet schools have succeeded in raising student achievement, attendance, and retention. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Social Change, Urban Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue topic: "The Arts, Urban Education, and Social Change."