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Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) was established in 1992 - formerly Trent Polytechnic from 1970.
Their Institutional Repository (IRep) enables NTU to share research and intellectual outputs, both internally and externally.
http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/R?RN=472560279

Category: Academic Institution

Evaluations as related organisation (3)

Evaluation of the use of 'Good Vibrations' percussion courses to improve motivation to change and treatment readiness with convicted sexual offenders embarking on treatment programmes

Previous research has highlighted the benefits of implementing music-centred interventions in correctional settings. The present study used a mixed method approach to explore prisoners’ experiences of a week-long Indonesian percussion music course, introduced in a UK sex offender prison to enhance motivation and readiness for change pre-treatment. Study one examined ... read on →

Authors Nicholas Blagden, Helen Elliott, Jessica Faulkner, Rebecca Lievesley, Verena Sperling, Belinda Winder (Nottingham Trent University)

Published December 2015

Artform Music

Organisation Good Vibrations   Project venue Whatton

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

Summer Arts Colleges 2006: Evaluation Report

An indendepent evaluation of the seven  Summer Arts Colleges programmes run in 2006, focusing on the effectivenss of an arts-based structured prorgamme, progression routes to ETE and reducing re-offending in the 2 months following the programme. The main findings of the Summer Arts College evaluation are largely positive. For most ... read on →

Published November 2007

Artform Multi-Arts

Participant type Male and Female Young Offenders

Sample size: 76

Access, participation and progression in the arts for young people on Detention and Training Orders

An Arts Council England (ACE) research study to establish benchmarks for access, participation and progression in the arts for young people on DTOs; identify what young people perceive as the critical barriers to their participation and progression in the arts; explore what associated professionals perceive to be the critical barriers ... read on →

Published March 2005

Artform Multi-Arts

Organisation Arts Council England

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