The effects of high-stakes testing policy on arts education

Arts Education Policy Review

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-25

  Baker, Richard A ^a  

^a Louisiana State Department of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Anova; Creative arts enrollment; Eighth grade; Equity; High stakes tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879428281     PISSN: 10632913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10632913.2012.626384     Document Type: Article

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