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Children - Informal arts participation
About three-quarters of all Australian children read for pleasure, according to two surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Children - Arts involvement outside school
About one-third of Australian school children take part in organised cultural activities outside of school hours, according to a survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2006.
Children - Attendance at cultural venues
Over 70 per cent of Australian children visit a public library, museum or art gallery, or attend a performing arts event outside school hours, according to a recent survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Arts education research in Australia: bibliography, 1980-2001
Lists arts education research completed between 1980 and 2001 and is intended for use by researchers in arts education, students, academics and other interested parties.
Backing our creativity symposium proceedings
Proceedings of the Backing our creativity symposium, convened by the Australia Council for the Arts and held in Melbourne from 12-14 September 2005.
Children, their parents and the arts: some guidelines for working with parents of young children
A useful guide for arts and cultural organisations, policy makers, early childhood educators and researchers of children's development.
Educating for the creative workforce: rethinking arts and education
Examines arts education and its connection to the workplace.
Education and the arts: research overview
Summarises the six education and the arts research projects commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts since 2001. It identifies common themes in relation to key benefits of an education rich in the arts.
Education programs and services in Australian arts organisations
Lists education programs and services provided for school-aged children and young people by those arts organisations supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.
Education research summary update April 2004
Summarises six research projects commissioned in 2003 by the Australia Council for the Arts to contribute to the Australian evidence base for the benefits of arts-rich education.
Education research summary update June 2004
Summarises six research projects commissioned in 2003 by the Australia Council for the Arts to contribute to the Australian evidence base for the benefits of arts-rich education. Updated June 2004.
Formal arts curricula in Australian schools
This catalogue provides a clear overview of existing arts curricula in Australia.
Imagining new partnerships: artists, schools and communities transcripts
This 15 October 2003 forum looked at the opportunities for education institutions, councils, artists and communities to use imagination as a building block for new creative partnerships.
First We See: The National Review of Visual Education
First We See: The National Review of Visual Education is an Australian Government report into the visual education of Australian students.
