Evaluations

Promoting Positive Change

This report looked at the longer-term benefits of taking part in Good Vibrations. The researchers found that participants in Good Vibrations courses maintained the positive benefits six to nine months on, and in particular that participants experienced:

Greater levels of engagement and an increased openness to wider learning

Improved listening ... read on →

Authors David Wilson, Susie Atherton, Laura Caulfield (Birmingham City University)

Published 2008

Organisation Good Vibrations Project venues Dovegate, Grendon, Peterborough

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

The Means of Production

Evaluation of a long-term drama residency facilitated by Rideout at HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community. The residency consituted a number of participatory performance projects and a Creative Leadership Skills course in which prisoners attended workshops about all aspects of running community arts projects. This report assesses the impact of the residency ... read on →

Author Kate Goodrich

Published October 2004

Artform Drama

Organisation Rideout Project venue Dovegate

Participant type Male Adult Offenders, Male and Female Adult Prison Staff

Sample size: 15