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WHAT USE ARE THE ARTS? PART 4: THE ARTS AND
EDUCATION : Eamon de Valera's no-frills approach to
education sidelined the arts in our schools for years, and though
attitudes have changed, there is still a lack of consistent policy
and action to back up the gestures. p
Initiative in limbo: Report that went AWOL
The special committee on arts and education issues met 12 times for day-long discussions in the period between September 2006 and May 2007. p
Case Study 1: Creative Partnerships
Established in 2003, Creative Partnerships was established to bring professional artists together with disadvantaged schools all over Britain. p
Eina McHugh: Director,the Ark cultural centre
"The arts are hugely important in education because they can help connect a child to the pleasure of learning, the wonder of exploring the external and internal world, the sense of being alive, of making one's own individual impact, the power of giving self-expression a form. p
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REVIEWS
Irish Times writers review MGMT at Academy in Dublin; and Pogostkina, RTÉ NSO/Markson at the NCH, Dublin. p
