Julie Sonnemann, Education Research and Policy Consultant |The Song Room
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Julie delves into the current challenges facing schools, from issues such as Australian classes being some of the most disruptive in the world to supporting time-poor teachers. Julie guides us through the research that supports the arts as a valuable solution for schools in 2025.
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Julie’s Reading List:
Australian Government National Mental Health Commission, (2023). National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Australian Government. www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/projects/childrens-strategy.
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL), (2022), Spotlight: Wellbeing in Australian schools, AITSL. www.aitsl.edu.au/research/spotlights/wellbeing-in-australian-schools.
Bowen, D., Kisida, B., (2019). Investigating Causal Effects of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence from Houston’s Arts Access Initiative, National Endowment for the Arts. www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Research-Art-Works-TAMU.pdf
Education Endowment Foundation, (2012), Arts participation: Moderate impact for very low cost based on moderate evidence. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/arts-participation
Ewing R, (2011), The Arts and Australian Education: Realising Potential, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACEReSearch) https://research.acer.edu.au/aer/11/.
Hunter, J., Sonnemann, J., and Joiner, R. (2022). Making time for great teaching: How better government policy can help. Grattan Institute. https://grattan.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Making-time-for-great-teaching-how-better-government-policy-can-help-Grattan-Report.pdf
Vaughan, T., Caldwell, B., (2011), Bridging the Gap in School Achievement through the Arts, Educational Transformations. www.songroom.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Bridging-the-Gap-in-School-Achievement-through-the-Arts.pdf.