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‘Good for Them, or What?’ The Arts and Pupils with SEN
Author(s) -
Peter Melanie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8527.00081
Subject(s) - the arts , curriculum , special educational needs , context (archaeology) , pedagogy , sociology , arts in education , visual arts education , value (mathematics) , mathematics education , psychology , special education , political science , history , law , archaeology , machine learning , computer science
Melanie Peter, Advisory Teacher with Norfolk Local Education Authority, explores the value of arts experiences for pupils with special educational needs (SEN), and places the arts firmly in the current educational context. She believes that the arts are ‘therapeutic’ as distinct from ‘therapy’ and recognises their unique contribution to the curriculum.