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A study of arts education in secondary schools in the U.K. found that the "arts" should not be treated as one unified discipline. Skills learned from one discipline are not the same skills learned from another discipline. The study found that different art forms should have equal status in the curriculum.

From: "Arts Education in Secondary Schools: Effects and Effectiveness," John Harland, Kay Kinder, Pippa Lord, Alison Stott, Ian Schagen, Jo Haynes, with Linda Cusworth, Richard White, and Riana Paola, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), The Mer

Available here: The Arts Education Partnership - Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development

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