1. An Introduction to Arts Evaluation -- 2. A Step in the Right Direction: Early Lessons from a Longitudinal Study of Dance Education as a Developmental Catalyst -- 3. Everyday Arts for Special Education: Impact on Student Learning and Teacher Development -- 4. Learning through Music: A Five-year Evaluation of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Learning Through Music Program -- 5. Aging and the Healing Power of Choral Music: A Community Responsive Evaluation of Vintage Voices -- 6. Cultivating School Culture: Tilling the Soil and Nourishing the Seeds through the Arts -- 7. Arts and Socioemotional Development: Evaluating a new Mandate for Arts Education -- 8. AP Research and the Arts: Evaluating a new Approach to College Preparation -- 9. The Path to “Play the Past”: An Evaluation Journey -- 10. The Best of Both Worlds: Using Multiple Evaluation Approaches to Build Capacity and Improve a Museum-Based Arts Program -- 11. Stages, Sights and Sounds: Evaluating Student Engagement with Live, Multimedia Performance -- 12. Accounting for Taste: Using Propensity Score Methods to Evaluate the Documentary Film, "Waiting for “Superman” 13. A Ship with Two Prows: Evaluating Professional Development for Contemporary Art Educators -- 14. Arts Policy and the Creative Economy.

This book addresses the challenges faced by arts organizations, schools, and community-based settings when designing program evaluations and measuring artistic engagement and experience. With contributions from leaders in the field, this volume is an exemplary collection of complete program evaluations that assess music, theater, dance, multimedia, and the visual arts in a variety of contexts. .