Affiliation:
1. JUDITH LYNNE HANNA is a senior research scholar in the Department of Dance and an affiliate in the Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; . Trained at the University of California–Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and a California-certified teacher, she taught social studies and English for the Los Angeles public schools and a dance-centered interdisciplinary course for Gill High School, Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Abstract
Curriculum theorists have provided a knowledge base concerning aesthetics, agency, creativity, lived experience, transcendence, learning through the body, and the power of the arts to engender visions of alternative possibilities in culture, politics, and the environment. However, these theoretical threads do not reveal the potential of K–12 dance education. Research on nonverbal communication and cognition, coupled with illustrative programs, provides key insights into dance as a distinct performing art discipline and as a liberal applied art that fosters creative problem solving and the acquisition, reinforcement, and assessment of nondance knowledge. Synthesizing and interpreting theory and research from different disciplines that is relevant to dance education, this article addresses cognition, emotion, language, learning styles, assessment, and new research directions in the field of education.
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
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