The Importance of the Development of Art Education Curriculum in the Sudanese Educational Institutions
Yassir M Mahgoub

Abstract
This paper studies the importance of the development of art education curricula in the Sudanese educational institutions. The researcher is expecting from the development of art education curriculum in the Sudanese educational institutions, the arts make a valuable contribution to the total education of students especially in relation to academic performance, attitudes to school, and perceptions of learning. According to research on the impact of arts within education, the benefits of arts education fall into three main areas; the child, the teaching and learning environment, and the community. The study sample consists of Students totaling (24) students of the third level, batch (2014 – 2015) from faculty of Education of the University of Khartoum - Republic of the Sudan. The results showed there is a significant difference between the experimental group and control group before and after the test. This confirms that importance of the development of art education curriculum in the Sudanese educational institutions. The researcher recommended the government of the Sudan should be urged to promote of arts education as an integral part of national development policies.

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