Resources
What the group is willing to cite.
The library holds the Working Group’s own materials, a2ru’s reports and publications, and the public tenure and promotion collection. Each item keeps its source. Earlier a2ru briefs, books, and reading lists are not treated as findings of the current survey.
Working Group record
Survey · In progress
Metrics Leadership Survey (preliminary)
a2ru Metrics Working Group
a2ru Metrics Working Group. Metrics Leadership Survey. Preliminary dataset, 15 responses. Unpublished working material.
Preliminary. Almost exclusively R1 institutions. Average reported institution size approximately 40,000 students. Respondents include professors, deans, associate deans, chairs/heads, and academic professionals. All findings drawn from this survey must stay labeled preliminary.
Interview notes · In progress
Elements institutional notes
a2ru Metrics Working Group
a2ru Metrics Working Group. Anonymized institutional notes on Elements used for annual faculty evaluation. Unpublished working material.
Background for one finding. One interview. Anonymized and partial. This is not a general assessment of the Elements platform.
Organization
Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru)
a2ru
Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru).
The Academic Metrics group is a formal a2ru Working Group. Membership is an a2ru member benefit. a2ru staff maintain membership infrastructure, calendars, and shared drives.
a2ru reports and publications
Collection
Reports and Publications
a2ru
a2ru. Reports and Publications.
a2ru’s public object type for reports and books. The Tenure and Promotion Research Brief also appears in this list; on this site it stays with the tenure and promotion collection. Member-only books are named below and not reproduced.
Book · 2021
The Case for Arts Integration
a2ru
a2ru. The Case for Arts Integration. A campus tool for the what, why, and how of arts integration, with a companion workbook.
The book is a broad case. a2ru says each university still has to define what arts integration looks like locally. Open PDF: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/a2ru-common-case-OA.pdf. Paper copies are sold through Fulcrum. A companion workbook is linked from the a2ru page.
Report · 2021
What Is Research?
a2ru
a2ru. What Is Research? A brief from interviews at more than 38 universities with faculty, administrators, and students.
a2ru’s brief on how people define research, creative practice, and knowledge production. Takeaways include that definitions differ, that the same approach can be framed in different language, and that “what counts” matters for tenure and promotion. Open PDF: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/A2RU-WhatIsResearch-OA.pdf. This is earlier a2ru interview research, not the Academic Metrics Leadership Survey.
Member resource
What Is Arts Research?
a2ru
a2ru. What Is Arts Research?
Listed under Reports and Publications. a2ru marks it as locked for members. The public Arts Research explainer points here for a longer analysis. This site does not reproduce it.
Report · 2012–2015
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Research Brief: Patterns and Practices for Positive Leadership
a2ru
a2ru. Interdisciplinary Collaboration Research Brief: Patterns and Practices for Positive Leadership. Synthesis of Mellon-funded SPARC interviews, 2012–2015, with upper-level administration, faculty, and students at 38 member institutions.
The brief offers two readings of the same interviews: challenges and ways forward, and four areas a2ru treats as critical for collaboration. Each reading speaks both to collaborators and to the institution. PDF: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Insights-Summary-Collaboration4_copyright.pdf.
Report · 2022
Supporting Artists on STEMM Research Teams: Why and How
Veronica Dittman Stanich, Elizabeth LaPensee
Stanich, Veronica Dittman, with Elizabeth LaPensee. Supporting Artists on STEMM Research Teams: Why and How. a2ru and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, 2022.
A partnership study. a2ru notes that pandemic conditions changed the plan, and that the report raises questions for team science and arts research. Full report: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/A2RU-MICHR-STUDY.pdf. Key takeaways: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MICHR-a2ru-one-pager-1.pdf. Feedback: vstanich@umich.edu.
Catalog
Arts-Integrated Research Examples
a2ru
a2ru. Arts-Integrated Research Examples. A partial list of research at the intersection of arts or design and other disciplines, plus theorizing about that research.
a2ru defines arts-integrated research as work at the intersection of the arts or design and other disciplines. The page lists publications, including a2ru Ground Works, and centers at member institutions. a2ru invites additions. It is a catalog, not a ranked list.
Report · 2023
An Adaptable Protocol for Understanding Arts Assets on a College Campus
a2ru
a2ru. An Adaptable Protocol for Understanding Arts Assets on a College Campus. The University of Michigan arts data pilot, in partnership with the U-M Arts Initiative.
Phase 1 mapped existing quantitative arts data. Phase 2 used surveys, interviews, and focus groups. a2ru offers the Michigan project as a model other campuses can adapt. Reports: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Arts-Data-Pilot-2023-Report.pdf and https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Asset-Mapping_-Phase2_SummaryReport.pdf.
Guide · 2025
Arts Research: An Explainer
a2ru
a2ru. Arts Research: An Explainer. A short guide for faculty, administrators, and leaders who need to explain arts research and support it on campus.
Two parts: explaining arts research, including why illegibility hurts hiring and promotion, and concrete steps that support both arts research and arts-integrated research. PDF: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Arts-Research-Explainer.pdf. The longer analysis, What Is Arts Research?, is member-only.
Report · 2012–2015
Research Brief: Impacts of Arts Integration and Interdisciplinarity in Research Universities
a2ru
a2ru. Research Brief: Impacts of Arts Integration and Interdisciplinarity in Research Universities. Synthesis of Mellon-funded SPARC interviews, 2012–2015, at 38 institutions, plus a secondary literature review.
Interviewees described hoped-for impact, observed impact, and how they measured it. a2ru presents the categories as adaptable and asks readers where important kinds of impact are missing. The brief does not explain the mechanics of those impacts. PDF: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Impacts-Research-Brief.pdf. Feedback: Veronica Stanich, vstanich@umich.edu.
Bibliography
Reading List: Impacts of Arts Integration in the University
a2ru
a2ru. Reading List: Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Literature at the intersection of education, disciplinary integration, the arts, and creativity, read alongside the SPARC interviews and the Arts Engagement Project.
a2ru grounds its impacts insights in the Mellon-funded SPARC interviews (ICPSR study 36823) and the Arts Engagement Project. Individual citations from this list follow in their own section.
Member resource
Impacts Book: New Perspective, Awareness, Understanding
a2ru
a2ru. Impacts Book: New Perspective, Awareness, Understanding. A short book on how encounters with the arts change understanding.
Listed under Reports and Publications. a2ru marks the book as locked for members. This site does not reproduce it.
Member resource
Impacts Book: Skills and Capacities for Students
a2ru
a2ru. Impacts Book: Skills and Capacities for Students. A short book on skills and capacities students build through experiences with the arts.
Listed under Reports and Publications. a2ru marks the book as locked for members. This site does not reproduce it.
Member resource
Impacts Book: Student Experiences
a2ru
a2ru. Impacts Book: Student Experiences. A short book on how students’ experiences with the arts affect learning, personal development, and social life.
Listed under Reports and Publications. a2ru marks the book as locked for members. This site does not reproduce it.
Impacts of arts integration reading list
Book or report · 2008
Learning, Arts, and the Brain: The Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition
Asbury, Carolyn H, and Barbara Rich
Asbury, Carolyn H, and Barbara Rich, eds. 2008. Learning, Arts, and the Brain: The Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition. New York: Dana Press.
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Article · 2012
Integration of Learning: A Grounded Theory Analysis of College Students’ Learning.
Barber, James P
Barber, James P. 2012. “Integration of Learning: A Grounded Theory Analysis of College Students’ Learning.” American Educational Research Journal 49 (3): 590–617.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2017
More than Visual Literacy: Art and the Enhancement of Tolerance for Ambiguity and Empathy.
Bentwich, Miriam Ethel, and Peter Gilbey
Bentwich, Miriam Ethel, and Peter Gilbey. 2017. “More than Visual Literacy: Art and the Enhancement of Tolerance for Ambiguity and Empathy.” BMC Medical Education 17 (November).
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2008
A Case Study of Arteconomy – Building a Bridge between Art and Enterprise: Belgian Businesses Stimulate Creativity and Innovation through Art.
Broeck, Herman van den, Eva Cools, and Tine Maenhout
Broeck, Herman van den, Eva Cools, and Tine Maenhout. 2008. “A Case Study of Arteconomy – Building a Bridge between Art and Enterprise: Belgian Businesses Stimulate Creativity and Innovation through Art.” Journal of Management and Organization; Lyndfield 14 (5): 573–87.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2007
Arts Integration Frameworks, Research, & Practice: A Literature Review.
Burnaford, Gail, S. Brown, J. Doherty, and H.J. McLaughlin
Burnaford, Gail, S. Brown, J. Doherty, and H.J. McLaughlin. 2007. “Arts Integration Frameworks, Research, & Practice: A Literature Review.” Arts Education Partnership.
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Article · 2000
Learning in and Through the Arts: The Question of Transfer.
Burton, Judith M., Robert Horowitz, and Hal Abeles
Burton, Judith M., Robert Horowitz, and Hal Abeles. 2000. “Learning in and Through the Arts: The Question of Transfer.” Studies in Art Education 41 (3): 228–57.
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Article · 2005
Conversation and Silence: Transfer of Learning through the Arts.
Catterall, James S
Catterall, James S. 2005. “Conversation and Silence: Transfer of Learning through the Arts.” Journal for Learning through the Arts 1 (1).
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Article · 2007
General, Artistic and Scientific Creativity Attributes of Engineering and Music Students.
Charyton, Christine, and Glenn E. Snelbecker
Charyton, Christine, and Glenn E. Snelbecker. 2007. “General, Artistic and Scientific Creativity Attributes of Engineering and Music Students.” Creativity Research Journal 19 (2–3): 213–25.
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Article
Clinician’s Eye.
Childress, Marcia Day, and M. Jordan Love
Childress, Marcia Day, and M. Jordan Love. n.d. “Clinician’s Eye.” University of Virginia School of Medicine. Accessed July 10, 2018.
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Book or report · 1996
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. 1996. Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers.
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Article · 2007
Towards a Theory That Links Experience in the Arts with the Acquisition of Knowledge.
Dahlman, Ylva
Dahlman, Ylva. 2007. “Towards a Theory That Links Experience in the Arts with the Acquisition of Knowledge.” International Journal of Art & Design Education 26 (3): 274–84.
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Article · 2014
Teaching Creativity in Engineering Courses.
Daly, Shanna R., Erika A. Mosyjowski, and Colleen M. Seifert
Daly, Shanna R., Erika A. Mosyjowski, and Colleen M. Seifert. 2014. “Teaching Creativity in Engineering Courses.” Journal of Engineering Education 103 (3): 417–49.
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Article · 1994
The Fourth R, The: The Arts and Learning.
Darby, Jaye T., and James S. Catterall
Darby, Jaye T., and James S. Catterall. 1994. “The Fourth R, The: The Arts and Learning.” Teachers College Record. New York, N.Y. 96 (2): 299.
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Book or report · 2002
Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development
Deasy, R.J
Deasy, R.J. 2002. Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development. Washington: Arts education partnership.
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Article · 2014
A View into a Decade of Arts Integration.
Duma, Amy, and Lynne Silverstein
Duma, Amy, and Lynne Silverstein. 2014. “A View into a Decade of Arts Integration.” Journal for Learning through the Arts 10 (1).
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Article · 2016
Experiment in Arts Integration Broadens Business Curriculum, Produces High-Impact Leaders – School of Business and Economics.
Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics
“Experiment in Arts Integration Broadens Business Curriculum, Produces High-Impact Leaders – School of Business and Economics.” 2016. Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics. March 8, 2016.
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Article · 2020
Improv Experience Promotes Divergent Thinking, Uncertainty Tolerance, and Affective Well-Being.
Felsman, Peter, Sanuri Gunawardena, and Colleen M. Seifert
Felsman, Peter, Sanuri Gunawardena, and Colleen M. Seifert. 2020. “Improv Experience Promotes Divergent Thinking, Uncertainty Tolerance, and Affective Well-Being.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 35 (March): 100632.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Book or report · 1999
Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning
Fiske, Edward B
Fiske, Edward B, ed. 1999. Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning. Washington, D.C.: Arts Education Partnership.
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Article · 2014
Arts-Science Collaboration, Embodied Research Methods, and the Politics of Belonging: ‘SiteWorks’ and the Shoalhaven River, Australia.
Gibbs, Leah
Gibbs, Leah. 2014. “Arts-Science Collaboration, Embodied Research Methods, and the Politics of Belonging: ‘SiteWorks’ and the Shoalhaven River, Australia.” Cultural Geographies 21 (2): 207–27.
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Article · 1973
Characteristics of Creativity.
Guilford, J. P
Guilford, J. P. 1973. “Characteristics of Creativity.”
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Article · 2013
Integrating Art and Science in Undergraduate Education.
Gurnon, Daniel, Julian Voss-Andreae, and Jacob Stanley
Gurnon, Daniel, Julian Voss-Andreae, and Jacob Stanley. 2013. “Integrating Art and Science in Undergraduate Education.” PLOS Biology 11 (2): e1001491.
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Article · 2014
The Effects of Arts Integration on Long-Term Retention of Academic Content.
Hardiman, Mariale, Luke Rinne, and Julia Yarmolinskaya
Hardiman, Mariale, Luke Rinne, and Julia Yarmolinskaya. 2014. “The Effects of Arts Integration on Long-Term Retention of Academic Content.” Mind, Brain, and Education 8 (September).
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Article · 2017
‘Humanising Healthcare Spaces’: Report on the Development and Impact of a Music Collaboration Between Community Music and Donald Gordon Medical Centre at the University of the W…
Harrop-Allin, Susan, Victoria Hume, June Fabian, Harriet Etheredge, and Michael McCallum
Harrop-Allin, Susan, Victoria Hume, June Fabian, Harriet Etheredge, and Michael McCallum. 2017. “‘Humanising Healthcare Spaces’: Report on the Development and Impact of a Music Collaboration Between Community Music and Donald Gordon Medical Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.” Muziki 14 (2): 55–80.
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Article · 2004
Cognitive Transfer From Arts Education to Nonarts Outcomes: Research Evidence and Policy Implications.
Hetland, Lois, and Ellen Winner
Hetland, Lois, and Ellen Winner. 2004. “Cognitive Transfer From Arts Education to Nonarts Outcomes: Research Evidence and Policy Implications.” In Handbook on Research and Policy in Art Education, edited by E. Eisner and M. Day. National Art Education Association.
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Article · 2012
Elevating Student Potential: Creating Digital Video to Teach Neurotransmission.
Jarvinen, Michael K., and Lamis Z. Jarvinen
Jarvinen, Michael K., and Lamis Z. Jarvinen. 2012. “Elevating Student Potential: Creating Digital Video to Teach Neurotransmission.” Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education 11 (1): A6–11.
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Article · 2009
Enhancing Fluent and Flexible Thinking through the Creative Drama Process.
Karakelle, Sema
Karakelle, Sema. 2009. “Enhancing Fluent and Flexible Thinking through the Creative Drama Process.” Thinking Skills and Creativity 4 (2): 124–29.
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Article · 2006
Critical Thinking Dispositions as an Outcome of Art Education.
Lampert, Nancy
Lampert, Nancy. 2006. “Critical Thinking Dispositions as an Outcome of Art Education.” Studies in Art Education 47 (3): 215–28.
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Article · 2012
Impact of an Interdisciplinary Concert Series on Stress and Work-Life Balance in a Dental College.
Larsen, C. D., M. Larsen, M. D. Larsen, C. Im, A. M. Moursi, and M. Nonken
Larsen, C. D., M. Larsen, M. D. Larsen, C. Im, A. M. Moursi, and M. Nonken. 2012. “Impact of an Interdisciplinary Concert Series on Stress and Work-Life Balance in a Dental College.” Music and Medicine 4 (3): 177–87.
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Book or report · 2011
Improv and the Brain
Limb, Charles J
Limb, Charles J. 2011. Improv and the Brain.
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Article · 2008
Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Musical Performance: An FMRI Study of Jazz Improvisation.
Limb, Charles J., and Allen R. Braun
Limb, Charles J., and Allen R. Braun. 2008. “Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Musical Performance: An FMRI Study of Jazz Improvisation.” PLOS ONE 3 (2): e1679. 9.
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Article · 2018
Drawing Pedagogies in Higher Education: The Learning Impact of a Collaborative Cross-Disciplinary Drawing Course.
Lyon, Philippa, Patrick Letschka, Tom Ainsworth, and Inam Haq
Lyon, Philippa, Patrick Letschka, Tom Ainsworth, and Inam Haq. 2018. “Drawing Pedagogies in Higher Education: The Learning Impact of a Collaborative Cross-Disciplinary Drawing Course.” International Journal of Art & Design Education 37 (2): 221–32.
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Book or report · 2011
Art as a Way of Knowing
McDougall, Marina, Bronwyn Bevan, and Robert Semper
McDougall, Marina, Bronwyn Bevan, and Robert Semper. 2011. Art as a Way of Knowing. San Francisco, CA: Exploratorium.
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Book or report · 2013
Creativity in the Classroom: Case Studies in Using the Arts in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
McLntosh, Paul, and Digby Warren
McLntosh, Paul, and Digby Warren. 2013. Creativity in the Classroom: Case Studies in Using the Arts in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM: Intellect Books Ltd.
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Article · 2003
Assessment of High School Students’ Creative Thinking Skills: A Comparison of Dance and Nondance Classes.
Minton, Sandra
Minton, Sandra. 2003. “Assessment of High School Students’ Creative Thinking Skills: A Comparison of Dance and Nondance Classes.” Research in Dance Education 4 (1): 31–49.
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Article · 2000
Does Studying the Arts Engender Creative Thinking? Evidence for Near but Not Far Transfer.
Moga, Erik, Kristin Burger, Lois Hetland, and Ellen Winner
Moga, Erik, Kristin Burger, Lois Hetland, and Ellen Winner. 2000. “Does Studying the Arts Engender Creative Thinking? Evidence for Near but Not Far Transfer.” Journal of Aesthetic Education 34 (3/4): 91.
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Article · 2008
Formal Art Observation Training Improves Medical Students’ Visual Diagnostic Skills.
Naghshineh, Sheila, Janet P. Hafler, Alexa R. Miller, Maria A. Blanco, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Rachel P. Dubroff, Shahram Khoshbin, and Joel T. Katz
Naghshineh, Sheila, Janet P. Hafler, Alexa R. Miller, Maria A. Blanco, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Rachel P. Dubroff, Shahram Khoshbin, and Joel T. Katz. 2008. “Formal Art Observation Training Improves Medical Students’ Visual Diagnostic Skills.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 23 (7): 991–97. 0.
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Book or report · 2018
The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering. 2018. The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.
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Article · 2015
How Creativity Works in the Brain.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts. 2015. “How Creativity Works in the Brain.” Washington, D.C.: Santa Fe Institute Working Group.
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Article · 2017
STEM Majors, Art Thinkers (STEM + Arts) – Issues of Duality, Rigor and Inclusion.
Payton, Fay Cobb, Ashley White, and Tara Mullins
Payton, Fay Cobb, Ashley White, and Tara Mullins. 2017. “STEM Majors, Art Thinkers (STEM + Arts) – Issues of Duality, Rigor and Inclusion.” Journal of STEM Education : Innovations and Research 18 (3): 39–47.
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Article · 2009
Looking Is Not Seeing: Using Art to Improve Observational Skills.
Pellico, Linda Honan, Linda Friedlaender, and Kristopher P. Fennie
Pellico, Linda Honan, Linda Friedlaender, and Kristopher P. Fennie. 2009. “Looking Is Not Seeing: Using Art to Improve Observational Skills.” Journal of Nursing Education 48 (11): 648–53.
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Article · 1989
Are Cognitive Skills Context-Bound?
Perkins, DN, and Gavriel Salomon
Perkins, DN, and Gavriel Salomon. 1989. “Are Cognitive Skills Context-Bound?” Educational Researcher 18 (1): 16–25.
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Article · 2005
Artistic and Scientific Creative Behavior: Openness and the Mediating Role of Interests.
Perrine, Nicholas E., and R. Marc Brodersen
Perrine, Nicholas E., and R. Marc Brodersen. 2005. “Artistic and Scientific Creative Behavior: Openness and the Mediating Role of Interests.” The Journal of Creative Behavior 39 (4): 217–36.
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Article · 2003
Scientist Create Bonds with Artists.
Petkewich, Michael J. Felton and Rachel A
Petkewich, Michael J. Felton and Rachel A. 2003. “Scientist Create Bonds with Artists.” Analytical Chemistry 75 (7): 166 A-173 A.
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Article · 2013
The Use of Haiku to Convey Complex Concepts in Neuroscience.
Pollack, Alexia E., and Donna L. Korol
Pollack, Alexia E., and Donna L. Korol. 2013. “The Use of Haiku to Convey Complex Concepts in Neuroscience.” Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education 12 (1): A42–48.
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Article · 2009
How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition.
Posner, Michael I., and Brenda Patoine
Posner, Michael I., and Brenda Patoine. 2009. “How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition.” Dana Foundation. September 14, 2009.
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Article
Putting It Into Practice: Integrating UMS Performances into Science and Medicine Classrooms.
University Musical Society
“Putting It Into Practice: Integrating UMS Performances into Science and Medicine Classrooms.” n.d. University Musical Society. Accessed March 25, 2019.
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Book or report · 2013
Sparks of Genius: The 13 Thinking Tools of the World’s Most Creative People
Root-Bernstein, Robert, and Michèle Root-Bernstein
Root-Bernstein, Robert, and Michèle Root-Bernstein. 2013. Sparks of Genius: The 13 Thinking Tools of the World’s Most Creative People. HMH.
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Article · 2017
Comments on Where the Creativity Research Has Been and Where Is It Going.
Runco, Mark A
Runco, Mark A. 2017. “Comments on Where the Creativity Research Has Been and Where Is It Going.” The Journal of Creative Behavior 51 (4): 308–13.
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Article · 2018
Primary and Secondary Creativity.
Runco, Mark A, and Ronald A Beghetto
Runco, Mark A, and Ronald A Beghetto. 2018. “Primary and Secondary Creativity.” Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 4.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Book or report · 2006
Critical Evidence: How the ARTS Benefit Student Achievement
Ruppert, Sandra, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (U.S.), and Arts Education Partnership (U.S.)
Ruppert, Sandra, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (U.S.), and Arts Education Partnership (U.S.). 2006. Critical Evidence: How the ARTS Benefit Student Achievement. Washington, D.C.: National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2017
Visual Intelligence Education as an Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach for Advancing Communication and Collaboration Skills in Nursing Practice.
Slota, Margaret, Maureen McLaughlin, Lorena Bradford, Julia F. Langley, and Sarah Vittone
Slota, Margaret, Maureen McLaughlin, Lorena Bradford, Julia F. Langley, and Sarah Vittone. 2017. “Visual Intelligence Education as an Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach for Advancing Communication and Collaboration Skills in Nursing Practice.” Journal of Professional Nursing, December.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2008
Bring in the Arts and Get the Creativity for Free: A Study of the Artists in Residence Project.
Styhre, Alexander, and Michael Eriksson
Styhre, Alexander, and Michael Eriksson. 2008. “Bring in the Arts and Get the Creativity for Free: A Study of the Artists in Residence Project.” Creativity and Innovation Management 17 (1): 47–57.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 1980
Tolerance for Ambiguity in Adult College Students.
Tatzel, Miriam
Tatzel, Miriam. 1980. “Tolerance for Ambiguity in Adult College Students.” Psychological Reports 47 (2): 377–78.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article
The Importance of Seeing Beauty.
Wisconsin School of Business
“The Importance of Seeing Beauty.” n.d. Accessed March 22, 2019.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2011
Quantum Sculpture: Art Inspired by the Deeper Nature of Reality.
Voss-Andreae, Julian
Voss-Andreae, Julian. 2011. “Quantum Sculpture: Art Inspired by the Deeper Nature of Reality.” Leonardo 44 (1): 14–20.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2007
Beyond Control and Rationality: Dewey, Aesthetics, Motivation, and Educative Experiences.
Wong, David
Wong, David. 2007. “Beyond Control and Rationality: Dewey, Aesthetics, Motivation, and Educative Experiences.” Teachers College Record 109 (1): 192–220.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2004
The Neurology of Ambiguity.
Zeki, Semir
Zeki, Semir. 2004. “The Neurology of Ambiguity.” Consciousness and Cognition 13 (1): 173–96.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Article · 2008
Creativity and Tolerance of Ambiguity: An Empirical Study.
Zenasni, Franck, Maud Besançon, and Todd Lubart
Zenasni, Franck, Maud Besançon, and Todd Lubart. 2008. “Creativity and Tolerance of Ambiguity: An Empirical Study.” The Journal of Creative Behavior 42 (1): 61–73.
Listed on a2ru’s reading list, Impacts of Arts Integration in the University. Context for a2ru’s impacts research, separate from the Academic Metrics survey.
Tenure and promotion policy
Collection
Tenure and Promotion Policy
a2ru
a2ru. Tenure and Promotion Policy. Research topic.
a2ru’s collection for people creating, revising, navigating, or studying tenure and promotion policy. The page also embeds an overview video. Items below are the public entries in that collection.
Bibliography
Tenure and Promotion Reading List
a2ru
a2ru. Tenure and Promotion Reading List. A sampling of literature on tenure and promotion at its intersections with the arts, interdisciplinarity, and engaged scholarship.
a2ru links each item as a PDF. The citations in the reading-list section of this library follow that page. They are context for the Working Group, not findings of the current survey.
Member resource
External Reviewers for Tenure and Promotion
a2ru
a2ru. External Reviewers for Tenure and Promotion. A pool of cross-disciplinary outside reviewers for reappointment, tenure, and promotion cases.
Available only to institutional a2ru members. a2ru assembled the pool because deans and provosts asked for reviewers who can evaluate work that does not sit in one discipline. To use the list or to be added as a reviewer, contact Maryrose Flanigan at flanigam@umich.edu.
Workshop
Situating Creative Practice as Research Workshop
a2ru
a2ru. Situating Creative Practice as Research Workshop. A half-day workshop, virtual or in person, on framing creative practice as research.
For tenure and promotion, some funding, and interdisciplinary collaboration, arts and design faculty may need to frame creative practice as research. Participants adopt a definition of research that fits the work and the audience, then refine how they explain it. To host a workshop, contact Veronica Stanich at vstanich@umich.edu. Member institutions pay a reduced fee.
Report · 2018
Tenure and Promotion Research Brief
a2ru
a2ru. Tenure and Promotion Research Brief. First draft of insights from interviews with faculty, institutional officers, and academic leadership, presented with the a2ru Leadership Workshop on Tenure and Promotion, April 30–May 1, 2018.
a2ru describes this as a first draft, grouped into institutional and individual concerns, and set against research on inclusive tenure and promotion. It is earlier a2ru research, not a finding of the Academic Metrics survey. PDF: https://a2ru.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tenure-Promotion-Research-Brief.pdf. Feedback goes to Veronica Stanich at vstanich@umich.edu.
Member resource
Implicit/Explicit: Delve Deeper Into Tacit Practices
a2ru
a2ru. Implicit/Explicit: Delve Deeper Into Tacit Practices. A deck for aligning tenure and promotion policy with institutional values of arts integration and interdisciplinarity.
Listed on the Tenure and Promotion Policy topic page. a2ru marks the deck as locked for members. This site does not reproduce it.
Tool
Tenure and Promotion Canvas Worksheet
a2ru
a2ru. Tenure and Promotion Canvas Worksheet. A sheet for describing an institution’s current tenure and promotion landscape, made for the Tenure and Promotion Workshop.
Teams of faculty and academic leaders use the canvas to describe current policy, especially the challenges it presents for arts, design, and interdisciplinary practice, and then to picture a future policy. A downloadable sheet is linked from the a2ru page.
Webinar · 2018
Webinar: Cluster Hires and Cross-Disciplinary Appointments
a2ru
a2ru. Cluster Hires and Cross-Disciplinary Appointments. Circuits series webinar, April 2018, with leadership from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Kansas, and Virginia Tech.
A 2018 conversation about the promise and the difficulties of cluster hires as a way to start interdisciplinary research. Filed by a2ru under Tenure and Promotion Policy.
Workshop
Impacts Workshop
a2ru
a2ru. Impacts Workshop. A half-day workshop, virtual or in person, on describing and advocating for the impacts of interdisciplinary work.
Participants use an Impacts Map to say where impacts are felt, choose which impacts matter for a given audience, refine the language, assemble evidence, and plan support materials. To host one, contact Veronica Stanich at vstanich@umich.edu. Member institutions pay a reduced fee.
Tenure and promotion reading list
Guidelines · 2014
Benchmark Best Practices: Tenure and Promotion
Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE)
Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE). Benchmark Best Practices: Tenure and Promotion. 2014.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Report · 2008
Scholarship in Public: Knowledge Creation and Tenure Policy in the Engaged University
Julie Ellison, Timothy K. Eatman
Ellison, Julie, and Timothy K. Eatman. Scholarship in Public: Knowledge Creation and Tenure Policy in the Engaged University. 2008.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines · 2020
Guidance for Rewarding and Recognizing Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Arts
Barbara O. Korner, Charles O’Connor, Christopher Marks, Kevin Hamilton
Korner, Barbara O., Charles O’Connor, Christopher Marks, and Kevin Hamilton. Guidance for Rewarding and Recognizing Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Arts. 2020.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Article · 2015
Advancing Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure: A Roadmap and Call for Reform
KerryAnn O’Meara, Timothy Eatman, Saul Petersen
O’Meara, KerryAnn, Timothy Eatman, and Saul Petersen. “Advancing Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure: A Roadmap and Call for Reform.” 2015.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Article · 2005
To Thrive and Prosper: Hiring, Supporting, and Tenuring Interdisciplinary Scholars
Stephanie L. Pfirman, James P. Collins, Susan Lowes, Anthony F. Michaels
Pfirman, Stephanie L., James P. Collins, Susan Lowes, and Anthony F. Michaels. “To Thrive and Prosper: Hiring, Supporting, and Tenuring Interdisciplinary Scholars.” 2005.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Article · 2017
Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Work: Framing Promotion and Tenure Practices and Policies
Julie Thompson Klein, Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski
Klein, Julie Thompson, and Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski. “Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Work: Framing Promotion and Tenure Practices and Policies.” 2017.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines · 2013
Appointment, Tenure, Promotion, and Merit Review Considerations for Psychologists with Joint Faculty Appointments and Involvement in Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Research and Scholarship
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association. Appointment, Tenure, Promotion, and Merit Review Considerations for Psychologists with Joint Faculty Appointments and Involvement in Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Research and Scholarship: A Resource Document. 2013.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines · 2016
Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion for Interdisciplinary Faculty
Association for Interdisciplinary Studies
Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion for Interdisciplinary Faculty. 2016.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines · 2008
Best Practices Memo: Promotion and Tenure of Interdisciplinary Faculty
Computing Research Association
Computing Research Association. Best Practices Memo: Promotion and Tenure of Interdisciplinary Faculty. 2008.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines · 2019
Guidelines for Faculty Teaching in New-Media Arts
College Art Association
College Art Association. Guidelines for Faculty Teaching in New-Media Arts. 2019.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines
Interdisciplinary Hiring, Tenure, and Promotion: Guidance for Individuals and Institutions
Council of Environmental Deans and Directors
Council of Environmental Deans and Directors. Interdisciplinary Hiring, Tenure, and Promotion: Guidance for Individuals and Institutions.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. The a2ru page does not give a year. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Report · 2009
Local Assessment of Evaluation and Reward Systems for Arts Faculties in Higher Education
Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, National Architectural Accrediting Board, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music, National Association of Schools of Theatre
Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, National Architectural Accrediting Board, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music, and National Association of Schools of Theatre. Local Assessment of Evaluation and Reward Systems for Arts Faculties in Higher Education. 2009.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Report · 2009
The Work of Arts Faculties in Higher Education
Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, National Architectural Accrediting Board, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music, National Association of Schools of Theatre
Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, National Architectural Accrediting Board, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music, and National Association of Schools of Theatre. The Work of Arts Faculties in Higher Education. 2009.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.
Guidelines · 2024
Research and Scholarship for Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment in Schools of Architecture
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Research and Scholarship for Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment in Schools of Architecture. 2024.
Included on a2ru’s Tenure and Promotion reading list. PDF hosted by a2ru.