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Resource: The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation (National Endowment for the Arts)

The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation

Author: Melissa Menzer, PhD

Link: https://www.arts.gov/impact/research/publications/arts-early-childhood-social-and-emotional-benefits-arts-participation

Description:

This report is a literature review and gap-analysis of recent research about the arts’ relationship to social-emotional benefits in early childhood. Music-based activities, drama/theater, and visual arts and crafts were among the types of arts participation studied. The review covers the period of 2000 to 2015.

Published by: National Endowment for the Arts

Publication Date: 2015

Country: United States

Language: English

Type: Reports/Papers