This article provides an overview of dance education in schools in Singapore with regard to physical education, co-curricular activity, initiatives by the National Arts Council's Arts Education unit, and pre-tertiary and tertiary dance programs. In an effort to gain a better understanding of how well the official discourse and the reality of…

Students' interests in and access to disciplinary study in the arts have increased dramatically over the past fifteen years. This is due in large part to steady growth in K-12 arts programming during the 1990s, when policymakers came to view arts instruction as part of an effective response to concerns about the quality of America's schools. Arts…

Presents the findings from a survey in which the CEOs of the United States' independent colleges of art and design reflected on the essentials of preparing and educating art students. Includes the following topics: (1) social perceptions; (2) general and specific curriculum concerns; (3) technology; (4) national standards; and (5) high school…