Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the ArtsDuring the past decade, arts advocates have relied on an instrumental approach to the benefits of the arts in arguing for support of the arts. This report evaluates these arguments and asserts that a new approach is needed. This new approach offers a more comprehensive view of how the arts create private and public value, underscores the importance of the arts?' intrinsic benefits, and links the creation of benefits to arts involvement. |
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... Benefits of the Arts Improved test scores Instrumental benefits Improved self-efficacy, learning skills, health Private benefits Captivation Pleasure RAND MG218-S.1 Development of social capital Economic growth Private benefits with ...
... Benefits of the Arts Improved test scores Instrumental benefits Improved self-efficacy, learning skills, health Private benefits Captivation Pleasure RAND MG218-S.1 Development of social capital Economic growth Private benefits with ...
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... benefits: direct benefits (i.e., those that result from the arts as an economic activity and thus are a source of ... instrumental benefits suffers from a number of conceptual and methodological limitations: • Weaknesses in empirical ...
... benefits: direct benefits (i.e., those that result from the arts as an economic activity and thus are a source of ... instrumental benefits suffers from a number of conceptual and methodological limitations: • Weaknesses in empirical ...
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... instrumental benefits require sustained involvement in the arts. The Missing Element: Intrinsic Benefits People are drawn to the arts not for their instrumental effects, but because the arts can provide them with meaning and with a ...
... instrumental benefits require sustained involvement in the arts. The Missing Element: Intrinsic Benefits People are drawn to the arts not for their instrumental effects, but because the arts can provide them with meaning and with a ...
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Contents
Chapter One Introduction | 1 |
What Research Tells Us And What It Does Not | 7 |
Getting More Specific | 21 |
The Missing Link | 37 |
How It Relates to Benefits | 53 |
Chapter Six Conclusions and Implications | 67 |
Appendix Review of the Theoretical Research | 75 |
Bibliography | 93 |
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Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the Arts Kevin F. McCarthy No preview available - 2004 |
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