Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2-2020
Keywords
Art, art-based field trips, elementary students, middle school students, academic performance
Abstract
This paper presents results of a multi-visit, longitudinal experiment on the academic and social-emotional effects of arts-based field trips. We randomly assign fourth and fifth grade students to receive arts-based field trips throughout the school year or to serve as a control. Treatment students express greater tolerance for people with different opinions and a desire to consume arts. Additionally, treatment students have fewer behavioral infractions, attend school more frequently, score higher on their end-of-grade exams, and receive higher course grades. Effects are strongest when students enter middle school. We find no effect on students’ desire to participate in the arts, empathy, or social perspective taking.
Series Title
EDRE Working Paper
Series Number
2020-03
Citation
Erickson, H. H., Watson, A. R., & Greene, J. P. (2020). An Experimental Evaluation of Arts Field Trips. Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/edrepub/91
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