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Hall, K., Rix, J., Eyres, I. (2007). Assessing English within the Arts. In: Bresler, L. (eds) International Handbook of Research in Arts Education. Springer International Handbook of Research in Arts Education, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3052-9_24

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