Research

Articles and papers on evaluating the work and impact of the ICAF in local, national and global contexts. Author: Ashfaq Ishaq:

Prosperity and Peace through Art
Publication: UNESCO Observatory on Multi-Disciplinary Research on
Arts Education, e-Journal, Vol 1, Issue 1, The University of Melbourne, Australia, September 2007
Summary: The ICAF has made a unique contribution to global advocacy for arts education by integrating the arts with science, sport and technology to achieve important social objectives.
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Art, Knowledge and Leadership
Publication: Canvas magazine (Dubai, UAE), July/August 2007
Summary: Can the arts help advance scientific and technological development in the Middle East?
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Development of Children's Creativity to Foster Peace
Publication: The Lancet, Vol. 368, December 2006
Summary: Reducing trans-generational transmission of trauma and hatred affecting children in conflict zones? Download 2-page pdf; 466kb)

Art for Kids' Sake Publication: FRONTLINE, the Global Public Relations On-line Bi-Monthly, IPRA, August 2005 Summary: A relatively small charity executing global PR on a shoestring budget.
Download 3-page pdf; 148kb

International Education and Global Leadership
Publication: The State Education Standard, The
Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education, Vol 6, Number 1, March 2005
Summary: Through innovative programs the United States can restore its image around the world and develop leaders who are capable of serving and being accepted as global leaders.
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Peace through Art and Sport
Publication: SchoolArts, Vol 104, Number 3, November 2004
The Arts Olympiad integrates art and sport to enable children to apply their creativity to build a vision of peace and coexistence. Download 3-page pdf; 1.94mb

On Child Development
Publication: www.icaf.org, April 2004
Summary: The developmental process, environmental factors, and the ICAF influences on children.
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Painting a New Future
Publication: www.GeorgeRodrigue.com, April 2003
Summary: The arts are a powerful, language-independent medium, which help create lasting bonds between children from around the world at the ICAF festivals.
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On the Importance of Creativity
Publication: www.Creativity-Portal.com, March 2003
Summary: Creativity is a quintessential attribute of human beings. When combined with our ability to record and benefit from accumulated knowledge, it makes us the highest-order species on the planet. We humans have not yet achieved our full creative potential, however, primarily because every child's creativity is not properly nurtured. View 2-page paper online

 

On the Global Digital Divide
Publication: Finance & Development, A quarterly magazine of the International Monetary Fund, Vol 38, Number 3, September 2001

Summary: Why is the global digital divide an important issue, and what benefits would result from bridging it?
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