Arts enrichment and preschool emotions for low-income children at risk

► First study to examine preschool emotions at an arts-integrated Head Start. ► Children showed more positive emotions in arts as compared to regular early learning classes. ► The arts-integrated preschool hosted more positive emotions than Head Start as usual. ► The arts-integrated preschool hosted...

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Published in:Early childhood research quarterly 2013, Vol.28 (2), p.337-346
Main Authors: Brown, Eleanor D., Sax, Kacey L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arts
Arts enrichment
At risk
At Risk Students
Children
Emotional Response
Emotions
Enrichment
Enrichment Activities
Learning Readiness
Low Income
Music
Poor children
Positive affect
Preschool
Preschool Children
Preschools
School readiness
Visual Arts
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Summary:► First study to examine preschool emotions at an arts-integrated Head Start. ► Children showed more positive emotions in arts as compared to regular early learning classes. ► The arts-integrated preschool hosted more positive emotions than Head Start as usual. ► The arts-integrated preschool hosted greater emotion regulation growth than Head Start as usual. No studies to date examine the impact of arts-integrated preschool programming on the emotional functioning of low-income children at risk for school problems. The present study examines observed emotion expression and teacher-rated emotion regulation for low-income children attending Settlement Music School's Kaleidoscope Preschool Arts Enrichment Program. At a level of p
ISSN:0885-2006
1873-7706
DOI:10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.08.002