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November 1, 2010

Author: Justin O’Connor Institution: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Full reference: O’Connor, J. (2010) The Cultural and Creative Industries: A Literature Review. 2nd ed. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings This review takes a sixty year trip from ‘The Culture Industry’, through the ‘cultural industries’, ending at the ‘creative industries’. Its main

October 29, 2010

Author: Holly Ogden, Christopher DeLuca and Michelle Searle Institution: Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Full reference: Ogden, H., DeLuca, C. and Searle, M. (2010) ‘Authentic arts-based learning in teacher education: a musical theatre experience‘, Teaching Education, 21: 4, 367 — 383 Summary of key findings This study documents and analyzes a project

October 20, 2010

Author: Susan Young Institution: University of Exeter Full reference: Young, S. (2010) Arts Explorers Pathfinders Evaluation Report. Leeds: CapeUK Summary of key findings The Arts Explorers Pathfinders programme was set up and funded by Creativity, Culture and Education and managed by CapeUK. The aim was to encourage families with children of primary school age in

October 18, 2010

Author: Ofsted Institution: Ofsted Full reference: Ofsted. (2010). Learning: creative approaches that raise standards (HMI: 080266) Summary of key findings This survey evaluates and illustrates how 44 schools used creative approaches to learning and evaluates the impact on pupils’ achievement and personal development. The surveyed schools had aspirations for their pupils to ask questions independently,

October 1, 2010

Author: Leah Sikoyo Institution: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Full reference: Sikoyo, L. (2010) ‘Contextual challenges of implementing learner-centred pedagogy: the case of the problem-solving approach in Uganda’, Cambridge Journal of Education, 40: 3, 247 — 263 Summary of key findings This article discusses the challenges for teachers in Ugandan primary schools of implementing a new

October 1, 2010

Authors: Ewan King, Sarah Holloway, Kate Brown, Shama Sawar Institution: Office of Public Management (OPM) and Development Education Association (DEA) Full reference: King, E., Holloway, S., Brown, K., and Sawar, S. (2010). Evaluation of the CCE Prevent Programme. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings This report evaluates the CCE Prevent programme. CCE

September 14, 2010

Institution: PricewaterhouseCoopers Full reference: PricewaterhouseCoopers (2010) The Costs and Benefits of Creative Partnerships. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) was commissioned by CCE to prepare a report that analyses the economic costs and benefits of Creative Partnerships. The analysis is focussed on assessing the costs of delivering the programme and the benefits accruing

September 1, 2010

Author: SQW Institution: SQW Full reference: SQW (2010): Mapping training and development provision for early years practitioners. Newcastle: Creativity, Culture and Education Summary of key findings Creativity, Culture and Education commissioned SQW to carry out a mapping of training and development provision for early years practitioners in regard to working with cultural forms and encouraging

July 28, 2010

Author: Jeff Adams Institution: Faculty of Education and Children’s Services, University of Chester Full reference: Adams, J. (2010) ‘Risky choices: the dilemmas of introducing contemporary art practices into schools’, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 31: 6, 683 — 701 Summary of key findings This paper discusses issues around incorporating contemporary art practices into the

July 28, 2010

*Author:* Rokhshid Ghaziani *Institution:* University of Sheffield *Full reference:* Ghaziani, R. (2010) ‘_School Design: Researching Children’s Views_’ Childhoods Today, Volume 4 (1), 2010 Summary of key findings In this paper the author shares her experiences of employing a variety of research methods to elicit the views of children (aged 5-7) on aspects of school design.