Evaluation Title
Creative Leadership and Forum Theatre: An evaluation report for Odd Arts
Type of evaluation
Data type Qualitative
Evaluation Focus Attitudinal change, Behaviour change, Confidence, Distinctive contribution of Arts, Emotional change, Impact of arts-based approaches, Impact of programme, Improved model of delivery, Life Skills, Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, Sense of self, Skills development, Value of Arts methodologies, Well Being
Key indicators Attitudinal change, Leadership skills, Life skills
Project outputs Accreditation, Arts Award, Arts-based workshops, Performances
Methodologies Case Studies, Film, Observation, Panel
Summary of evaluation
The report evaluates one of Odd Art’s creative programme that uses applied and forum theatre to increase leadership and skills.
The following key outcomes of the Odd Arts Creative Leadership programme all demonstrate factors related to confidence, self-awareness and self-presentation, and, therefore, skills and capacities required to show creative leadership of self and others and negotiate entry into the world of employment:
The module:
- raised self-esteem, enabling re-evaluation of past ‘failures’ and future opportunities
- developed awareness of imaginative approaches to life and problem-solving
- demonstrated to participants that creative activities offer opportunities for self-expression and peer recognition
- enabled participants’ voices to be heard through theatre increasing their ability to communicate
- enabled participants to share and reflect upon apparently intractable issues that might otherwise have remained unexpressed
- developed a feeling of empowerment and personal authority, highlighting aspects of leadership other than rule-bound discipline
- increased appreciation of the nature and benefits of teamwork
- provided an opportunity for pleasure, freedom of thought and a sense of release that was obtained through being able to participate in the creative process
Key Quote
Across the data available, it is evident that both beneficiaries and supporting staff view the Forward programme as having positive impact, and importantly for working in challenging environments with vulnerable groups the programme was also understood to be ‘enjoyable’. All participants in the research process, in various ways, described how the programme had impacted positively on self-confidence.
Total sample size
89- Male Juvenile Offenders
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Info
Artform
TheatreOrganisation
Odd ArtsCJS Context
Community Resettlement CentresPrison
Specialist care homes
Project venues
Care 4 Children
HMP Wymott
Langley House Trust
Region
Evaluating organisation
University of Central Lancashire
Authors
Lynn Froggett
Laura Kelly
Julian Manley
Conducted: July 2016 – November 2017
Published: January 2018
Type: Academic
