Liane Brouillette Associate Professor School of Education Center for Learning n the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability School of Biological Sciences Editor, Journal for Learning through the Arts B.A., Rice University Ph.D., University of Colorado Phone: (949) 824-4317 Fax: (949) 824-2965 Email: lbrouill@uci.edu University of California, Irvine Department of Education 3356 Berkeley Place Mail Code: 5500 Irvine, CA 92697

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Research Interests

Arts Integration, Science and Social Science Education

URLs

Research by Dr. Brouillette Available On-Line

Description of Current Research

Journal for Learning through the Arts

Center for Learning through the Arts & Technology

Center for Learning through the Arts & Technology Blog

Research Abstract

Dr. Brouillette serves as Principal Investigator for two large collaborative projects with the San Diego Unified School District, each serving 15 elementary schools. In grades 3 to 5, the focus is on using arts integration to help students from low SES neighborhoods better understand the language of science. In kindergarten through second grade, the focus is on using drama and dance to build literacy skills and enhance social-emotional development. In both projects the achievement of students of participating teachers is compared to that of a matched control group.

In addition, Dr. Brouillette heads up a consortium of five universities that has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Geographic Education Foundation to conduct outreach projects that bring varied forms of ethnic, regional, and historical music into K-12 classrooms to enhance the United States history curriculum, with a focus on cultural geography.

Selected Publications

Brouillette, L. (2012). Supporting the language development of limited English-proficient students through arts integration in the primary grades. Arts Education Policy Review 113(2).

Brouillette, L. (2012). Advancing the speaking and listening skills of English language learners in the primary grades through creative drama. TESOL Journal 3(1), 138-145.

Brouillette, L. (2011, Summer). Building the oral language skills of K-2 English Language learners through theater arts. The California Reader 44(4), 19-29. California Reading Association.

Brouillette, L. (2010). How the Arts Help Children to Create Healthy Social Scripts: Exploring the Perceptions of Elementary Teachers. Arts Education Policy Review 111(1), 16-24.

Brouillette, L. (2010). Nurturing the Social-Emotional and Cognitive Development of
K-2 Gifted Learners through Storytelling and Drama. Gifted Education Communicator 41(2).

Brouillette, L. & Feder, S. (2010, spring). Tracing cultural migration through music: An inquiry approach to enhancing global understanding, Ohio Social Studies Review.

Brouillette, L. & Fitzgerald, W. (2009). Arts-based experiences as preparation for future learning. Arts & Learning Research Journal, 25(1), 68-86.

Brouillette, L., Burge, K., Fitzgerald, W., Walker, P. (2008). Teaching writing through the arts in urban secondary schools: A case study, Journal for Learning through the Arts, 4(1).

Brouillette, L. (2006). Bringing jazz back to its roots: Urban students explore their musical heritage. Teaching Artist Journal 4(1), 39-46.

Brouillette, L. (2005). Charter schools. In L. Hughes (Ed.), Current issues in school leadership. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Brouillette, L. & Burns, M. (2005). ArtsBridge America: Bringing the arts back to school. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 1(1). University of California, Irvine: Center for Learning through the Arts.

Brouillette, L. (2003) Have schools influenced social change? American Journal of Psychology, 116(3), 477-514.

Brouillette, L. (2002). Charter Schools: Lessons in School Reform. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Brouillette, L. (2001, February 23). Joining Hands: In the struggle to reform public schools, colleges can make crucial contributions. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Section 2, B16-B17.

Brouillette, L. (2000). University of California ArtsBridge reaches out to K-12 schools. The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, 30(2), 313-315.

Brouillette, L. (1999). Behind the Statistics: Urban Dropouts and the GED, Phi Delta Kappan 81(4) 313-315.

Brouillette, L. (1998). Instructional Improvement. In L. Hughes (Ed.), The Principal as Leader (Second Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Brouillette, L. (1997). Revisiting an innovative high school: What happens when the principal leaves? Educational Administration Quarterly, 33, 546-575.

Brouillette, L. (1997). Who defines democratic leadership?: Three high school principals respond to site-based reforms. Journal of School Leadership, 7(6) 569-591.

Brouillette, L. (1996). A Geology of School Reform: The Successive Restructurings of a School District. NY: SUNY Press.

Grants

$1,000,000 Improving Teacher Quality Grant, 2010-14

$858,000 Improving Teacher Quality, 2007-11

$250,000 National Geographic Education Foundation

$759,002 Eisenhower Grant, 2002-2004

Professional Societies

American Educational Research Association
ArtsBridge America

Research Center

Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability

Link to this profile

http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4510

Last updated

02/05/2012