New Perspectives on Education and Culture
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth University
Department Name: Sch of Secondary & Further Education
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Jocey Quinn (Principal Investigator) | |
| Kimberly Allen (Co-Investigator) |
| Description | Arts Council Research Grants Programme |
| Amount | £157,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Arts Council England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2015 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Partnership with Plymouth Music Zone |
| Organisation | Plymouth Music Zone |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The partnership developed from my ESRC Festival of Social Science event which emerged from the New perspectives in Education and Culture seminar series. My team has conducted two research projects with this community music organisation:one focusing on older people living in care homes and one on women and children making transitions from domestic violence |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have secured funding for the research from the Arts Council and Youth Music |
| Impact | 2 reports The Power of Songs (2013) Feeling their Way (2014) |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Workshop with social workers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Twenty five participants attended the event which was held at community music organisation Plymouth Music Zone. The aim of the event was to introduce social workers to the findings of the Beyond Words research project and to engage them in activities that would help them to use music to improve their provision for people who don't speak. It was run by the research team in collaboration with Plymouth Music Zone and held as part of the 2017 Festival of Social Science.Participants reported that they will use this in their practice and input from the project has been included in Social Work training at Plymouth University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |