Arts and Education

Domain D: Arts and Education describes the extent to which students at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education levels learn to create and appreciate art. The domain includes an indicator on the supply and demand of art teachers.

For more information on Domain D, view our infographic and access short papers and data for each indicator below. New indicators and updated statistics for current indicators will be released as data become available.

Explore the Indicators

D.1 Who majors in the arts?

This indicator analyzes trends in the number of postsecondary degrees awarded in arts and cultural fields of study over time, by degree level and key demographic characteristics of graduates. (See D.1 Tables for related data). This indicator is annually updated in November.

D.2 Who teaches the arts in schools?

This indicator reports the number of art teachers in elementary and secondary education and arts faculty in postsecondary institutions. (See D.2 Tables for related data).

Additional Resources 

• Arts Education Partnership: Resource Library and ArtsEdSearch
• Line by Line: Transforming Student Lives and Learning with the Art of Poetry: This report presents findings from an evaluation of Poetry Out Loud, a national arts education program supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and state and jurisdictional arts agencies.
• The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation: This report is a literature review and gap-analysis of recent research about the arts’ relationship to social-emotional benefits in early childhood.
• The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies: This report examines arts-related variables from four large datasets to understand the relationship between arts engagement and positive academic and social outcomes in children and young adults of low socioeconomic status.
• Improving the Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts – State of the Field and Recommendations
• Datasets at the National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC): 
   
  • Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (ICPSR 39134)
  • Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (ICPSR 39141)
  • Longitudinal Study of American Youth, 1988-1994, 2007-2014 (ICPSR 37336)
  • Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY), Seventh Grade Data, 1987-1988; 2015-2016 (ICPSR 37287)
  • Early Childhood Longitudinal Program (ECLS), Including Arts and Cultural Variables (ICPSR 37235)

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