{"pk":48204,"title":"Connecting Arts Integration to Social-Emotional Learning among Special Education Students","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Little is known about the connection between arts-integrated education and social-emotional learning, particularly for students with disabilities. This paper draws on data from a case study of a federally-funded arts integration program called Everyday Arts for Special Education (EASE) to identify the mechanisms by which arts-integrated teaching promotes engagement, self-control, interpersonal skills, and leadership among special education students. We draw on observational and interview data to present a conceptual model for understanding the impact of arts-integrated education on student social-emotional outcomes. The data suggest that arts integration impacts students' social-emotional outcomes in two ways: by providing teachers with simple, easy-to-implement activities that explicitly encourage growth on one or more social-emotional competencies; and by providing teachers with a methodology that encourages student engagement, which in turn encourages social-emotional growth. We conclude with a discussion of some of the factors required in order for arts integration to be adopted and implemented effectively within classrooms.","language":"en","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"arts integration, social-emotional learning, special education"}],"section":"Teaching and Learning through the Arts","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/33q136b1","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Rebecca","middle_name":"","last_name":"Casciano","name_suffix":"","institution":"Glass Frog Solutions","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Lina","middle_name":"","last_name":"Cherfas","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Lauren","middle_name":"","last_name":"Jobson-Ahmed","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2018-07-11T04:10:26+05:30","date_accepted":"2018-07-11T04:10:26+05:30","date_published":"2019-09-08T06:21:12+05:30","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cla_jlta/article/48204/galley/36310/download/"}]}