100307: Student Social and Academic Development and Learning in the Arts

About the Course:

This course presents the concept of transfer of learning and how it applies to the relationship between the arts and youth development. The course material supports the concept that learning in the arts contributes to the social and academic development of students, based on several noted studies.

Author

James S. Catterall, National Endowment for the Arts

Recommended For:

This is an intermediate to advanced level course for mental health professionals and educators who have an interest in academic development and the arts.

Course Objectives:

1. Be able to describe the neurological basis of transfer of learning.

2. Link specific art forms to particular developmental issues and processes.

3. Incorporate the information presented into work with young people.