{"pk":48302,"title":"The Intersectionality of Arts-Integration and Social-Emotional Learning during COVID-19: Musical Bridges Around the World: The Musical Sprouts Program","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Musical Bridges Around the World’s Musical Sprouts program is a free education and art performance program with the goal of introducing arts-integrated and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) curricula to under-resourced students. The current study is a 3-year longitudinal study evaluating the impact of the Musical Sprouts program on STEAM learning outcomes and social emotional learning (SEL). Utilizing a mixed methods and iterative research design, this study evaluated the impact of the program on the content knowledge, cultural awareness, and SEL among elementary-aged students. Research components and data collection were administered and collected virtually using a pre and post survey in a classroom setting, and comparisons were made between treatment and control schools. Results suggested a statistically significant improvement in content knowledge and SEL outcomes for students in the program. Implications demonstrate that introduction of arts and culture into classroom curricula have a positive impact on educational attainment and emotional competency. Further research will continue to explore the positive impact of arts integration and STEAM with continuous improvements based on an ever-changing climate in the community.","language":"en","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Arts-Integration, STEAM, Social Emotional Learning, Music, Art, Culture"}],"section":"Performing Arts","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/67w4z8r9","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Kimberly","middle_name":"Alexis","last_name":"Salazar","name_suffix":"","institution":"The University of Texas at San Antonio","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Belinda","middle_name":"","last_name":"Bustos-Flores","name_suffix":"","institution":"Associate Dean of Strategic Partnerships, Preparation, & Growth\nProfessor, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies\nPrincipal Investigator & Founder, \nAcademy for Teacher Excellence Research Center\nUniversity of Texas at San Antonio\nCollege of Education and Human Development","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Awilda","middle_name":"","last_name":"Ramos","name_suffix":"","institution":"The University of Texas at San Antonio","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Becky","middle_name":"","last_name":"Huang, PhD","name_suffix":"","institution":"The University of Texas at San Antonio","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2022-10-11T22:17:02+02:00","date_accepted":"2022-10-11T22:17:02+02:00","date_published":"2025-02-11T01:21:00+01:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cla_jlta/article/48302/galley/36347/download/"}]}