dc.contributor.author | McCollum, Indigo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-12T17:57:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-12T17:57:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10920/29672 | |
dc.description | 1 broadside. Designed using Microsoft PowerPoint. 48"W x 36"H | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The goal of this paper to argue the importance of theater arts education on promoting healthy social, cognitive, emotional and physical development in children and adolescents by utilizing past psychological research, case studies, and personal experiences. I also outline the ways in which a fully integrated arts program and extracurricular theater activities promote academic achievement by positively impacting student’s performance in school as well as overall enjoyment and attendance. In addition theater combines reading, analytical work, research, critical thinking, writing, creating and acting in such a way that challenges students and teaches them important social, cultural and cognitive | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Kalamazoo College. Department of Psychology. VanLiere Symposium, 2015 | en_US |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Kalamazoo College Psychology VanLiere Symposium Collection | en |
dc.rights | U.S. copyright laws protect this material. Commercial use or distribution of this material is not permitted without prior written permission of the copyright holder. | en |
dc.title | The Benefits of Theater Participation on Child and Adolescent Development and Academic Performance | en_US |
dc.type | Presentation | en_US |