Arts-Based Research in Education: Foundations for Practice

This compilation of essays and articles touches on problems with the research of the arts in education. One of which is having too many different point of views about where the arts should go, and how they should be taught (if at all). Another is having trouble with government issued programs that require an explanation for everything taught in schools. Teachers are being forced to meet test scores and this demands most of their time. The arts take a beating because it is hard to support them with concrete evidence. This is why researchers are working vigorously to prove to the academic world that the arts are indeed necessary in schools and that their research is valid.

Cahnmann-Taylor, M. and Siegesmund, R. (2007). Arts-Based Research in Education:Foundations for Practice. Retrieved from

http://web.ebscohost.com.libproxy.chapman.edu:2048/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=6&sid=cd1c5543-d88e-418d-908d-129dfc45751d%40sessionmgr11

• The importance of academic researchers accepting arts research as credible
• The need to defend the arts as a necessary curriculum in schools

Much can be learned from arts-based research. It needs to be taken seriously and is every bit as important as research in other areas of academics. I believe that much can be learned from arts-based research that will benefit our students.