Handbook of Arts Education and Special Education : Policy, Research, and Practices

The Handbook of Arts Education and Special Education brings together, for the first time in a single reference volume, policy, research, and practices in special education and arts education synthesized to inform stakeholders across a broad spectrum of education. This handbook encompasses arts education for students with disabilities, from pre-K through transition to postsecondary education and careers as well as community arts education, with particular attention to conceptual foundations; research-based practices; professional standards; students'cognitive, artistic, and social growth; career education; and future directions for research and practice in special education and arts education.