Evaluations

“The Good Days are Amazing”  An Evaluation of the Writers in Prison Network 

This qualitative evaluation by Sheffield Hallam University was designed to:

  • map the activities of the Writers in Prison Network (WIPN)
  • identify the barriers and facilitators to effective delivery of the programme
  • identify effective practice
  • assess the impact of the programme on prisoners, writers and prison staff
  • assess the effectiveness of ... read on →

    Authors Katherine Albertson, Caroline O'Keefe (Hallam Centre for Community Justice, Sheffield Hallam University)

    Published October 2012

    Artforms Creative Writing, Multi-Arts

    Organisation Writers in Prison Network

  • An Evaluation of the Prison Radio Association’s Activity Year 2: A Model for Support

    This is an evaluation of the implementation of Prison Radio Association’s projects in prisons in 2008 with the objectives of providing prisons with support to set up their own radio stations and to develop the PRA web site as an educational resource. It was part of a strategic three-year activity ... read on →

    Authors Joanna Davidson, Katherine Wilkinson (Hallam Centre for Community Justice, Sheffield Hallam University)

    Published January 2009

    Artform Radio

    Organisation Prison Radio Association   Project venue Brixton

    From the Favela to our Manor - Translating AfroReggae

    A narrative-based evaluation charting and discussing the impact and issues involved in brazilian-based AfroReggae’s project work in the UK with young people at risk in the inner city in London and Manchester in 2006. “What can we learn from AfroReggae for our own development of effective practice in creative and ... read on →

    Author Richard Ings

    Published 2008

    Artforms Drama, Music

    Organisation Peoples Palace Projects

    Interim evaluation report: May 2007 – May 2008

    An evaluation of the projects delivered by Music In Detention (MiD) in 3 Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) during 2007-08. It covers the music interventions, quality of life (for detainees) and channels of communicaton (between IRCs and communities/wider public). Within these areas it focused on the elements of self-expression, culturally relevant ... read on →

    Author Karin van Maanen (Anne Peaker Centre)

    Published 2008

    Artform Music

    Organisation Music in Detention   Project venues Dover IRC, Harmondsworth IRC, Haslar IRC

    Dance Included: towards good practice in dance and social inclusion

    Intended as a practical tool for organisations and individuals working in dance and social inclusion, covering: planning, partnerships, recruitment and retention of participants, professional development, project activity, evaluation, outcomes and, legacy. It also included a brief evaluation of case studies from the series of ACE funded dance organisations working in ... read on →

    Author Helen Jermyn (Arts Council England)

    Published May 2006

    Artform Dance

    The art of inclusion

    An Arts Council England (ACE) evaluation, exploring practice and outcomes within three different identified models of social inclusion work, involving 28 artsorganisations participating in the research and builds on a literature review, The Arts and Social Exclusion: a review prepared for the Arts Council of England (Jermyn, 2001). The overall ... read on →

    Author Helen Jermyn (Arts Council England)

    Published July 2004

    Artform Multi-Arts

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