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The chapter presents the historical background of arts integration and special education, including operational definitions of arts integration within the framework of arts in education approaches as well as historical context and a description of the evolution of arts integration research. It reviews the research findings on arts integration and includes a summary of the status of the research to date on interventions aimed at elementary-aged students with disabilities. The chapter describes a synthesis of the decade of trends in arts integration and special education, including consideration of the tension between arts integration practice and special education research, along with recommendations for research and practice in arts integration and special education based upon authors findings. Research initiatives and justifications for arts integration have changed dramatically from exploratory-descriptive to confirmatory investigations the latter of which necessitate interdisciplinary collaboration between arts and non-arts disciplines to make predictions and test hypotheses around arts integration approaches and observed student outcomes.

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Alida Anderson Acknowledgements About the Editor Contributing Authors Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Arts Integration in Education Introduction Alida Anderson Chapter 1: A Historical Review of Arts Integration Research and Practice: Lessons Learned Sandra M. Loughlin and Alida Anderson Chapter 2: Arts Integration as a Contextualized Language Learning Environment Alida Anderson Chapter 3: Cognitive and Affective Engagement, Arts Integration, and Students with Disabilities Katherine A. Berry and Sandra M. Loughlin Chapter 4: Understanding How and Why Arts Integration Engages Learners Alida Anderson Part II: Arts Integration Demonstrations of Practice in Inclusive Classrooms Introduction Alida Anderson Chapter 5: Film Arts Integration and Literature Study: Influences on Engagement Kristin Nagy and Alida Anderson Chapter 6: Process Drama Arts Integration and Social Studies: Influences on Engagement Christina Bosch and Alida Anderson Chapter 7: Dance/Movement Arts Integration and Mathematics: Influences on Engagement Robyne Davis and Alida Anderson Part III: Reflections and Next Steps for Arts Integration Research and Practice Introduction Alida Anderson Chapter 8: Where Are We Now: The Research on Arts Integration and Special Education Jean B. Crockett, Katherine A. Berry, and Alida Anderson Chapter 9: Where Are We Going? Trajectories for Research on the Arts and Special Education James S. Catterall Appendix Index