The Benefits of Music Education on Academic, Behavioral, and Communicative Skills with Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

<p>Music education has an important place for students with special needs. Through community based arts education programs, student benefits range from social to academic. The problem is that too often music education, among arts programs, is not taught in special education classrooms. The purpose of this study was to identify benefits that music education has on students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), focusing specifically on academic, behavioral, and communicative skills.</p> <p>A review of the literature revealed that music is beneficial to students in a variety of ways, when they are provided the opportunity to engage in music education. Through this qualitative study, data were collected from teachers, community based master teachers, and middle school students, over a 9-week residency art programs in a public elementary/middle school in Northern California. Results identified that music education is beneficial to students with ASD in the areas of academics, behavior, and communicative skills.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Foley, Sarah V.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Madalienne F. Peters, EdD
• Robin Gayle, PhD, MDIV, MFT

• music education
• academics
• behavior
• communication
• special education
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Art Education
• Disability and Equity in Education
• Education
• Special Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/266

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oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1267