Does Experience in the Arts Boost Academic Achievement? A Response to Eisner

Art Education

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 6-11

  Catterall, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040100548     PISSN: 00043125     EISSN: 23255161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3193703     Document Type: Article

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