New Technologies

Young People, Creativity and New Technologies: The Challenge of Digital Arts
Ed Julian Sefton-Green
Pub Routledge 1999 £22.50 ISBN 0415203139
'How can computers create new possibilities for artistic and creative work in education?'

Professional artists/theatre/music/dance companies in schools

Acting with Intent: theatre companies and their education programmes
By Dick Downing, Mary Ashworth & Alison Stott
Pub NFER 2002 ISBN 1 903880 16 5 £13 [£16.30 inc p&p]
Acting with Intent: theatre companies and their education programmes
This research report present analysis of the educational role and practices of ten different theatre companies in England, as described by their staff. A typology of aims is given, showing both congruence and diversity between companies. Supporting the curriculum in schools, and supporting the development of individuals featured strongly. Examples of educational programmes and projects are outlined, and it analyses the ways in which they address the stated educational aims of the companies. The report offers revealing, and sometimes challenging, information to theatre companies, policy makers and those involved in generating productive working relationships between arts practitioners and the world of education.

Aims in Motion: dance companies and their education programmes
By Kate Castle, Mary Ashworth & Pippa Lord
Pub NFER 2002 ISBN 1 903880 17 3 £14 [£17.48 inc p&p]
This research report considers the educational role and practice of ten very different dance companies, from the perspective of company members and the freelance artists who work with them. According to many interviewees, the artform is changing rapidly, together with concepts of ‘audience’ and ‘performance’. There was a huge diversity of educational aims but the driving force behind every company’s education work appeared to be an unmistakeable conviction in the ‘holistic’ power of dance for personal development. What makes education work effective is explored, and some questions for dance companies emerge from the research.

Artists in Residence, A Teachers Handbook
By Sally J Manser and Hannah Wilmot
Pub London Arts Board & St Katherine & Shadwell Trust 1999 £5.00 ISBN 094778425X
Supported by the Times Educational Supplement, this handbook is designed for all teachers - primary, secondary and tertiary - who want to work with artists in schools, from one-off visits to long residencies. It discusses benefits, points of consideration, choosing an art form and artist, planning, collaboration, budgeting and funding, as well as managing, documenting and evaluating projects. The final pages list sources of advice and funding along with a sample contract and evaluation form.

Artists in Schools, A Handbook for Teachers and Artists
By Caroline Sharp and Karen Dust
Pub 1997 ISBN 0700514139 £10.00
Written for both teachers (at primary and secondary levels) who want to work with any artist - visual, performing, literary, media or multimedia - and also for the artist themselves. Taken from these two angles, a full understanding of the project is gained by both parties, and therefore enhances each one's preparation and approach. The book covers benefits, types of involvement, full practical project planning and co-ordination, monitoring, development and evaluation. Checklists, sample contracts and evaluation reports are included, and there is a detailed listing of resources and contacts.

Building Better Relationships With Schools: A Guide for Arts Organisations
By Catherine Rose with Sarah Beddell and Anne Roberts,
Pub: Eastern Touring Agency 1998 £10.00 ISBN 095 3432807
Developed out of research undertaken by the ETA, this guide is written for specialist education managers and marketers in arts organisations, or for those arts managers who cover these areas along with other responsibilities. There is a summary of research into the needs of schools, a call for education and marketing managers to work together, and an up-to-date overview of the world of schools, teachers and the curriculum - key stages, literacy hour, subject status, and out of school clubs. There are suggestions for overcoming barriers to attendance and participation, and case studies of good practice. The book includes useful checklists and exercises, and plenty of practical suggestions to improve practice. Recommended.

Creative Tensions: A discussion document on arts organisations and education
By Paul Owens
Pub British American Arts Association 1998 ISBN 0 9514763 4 3 £6 [£8.96 inc p&p]

Culture and Learning: Creating arts and heritage education projects
Pub: ACE 2002  ISBN 0 7287 0885 X 
Free available from www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/publicationsindex.html or www.hlf.org.uk
This is designed to be useful to the full range of artists, organisations and groups involved in arts and heritage projects for the first time. However experienced practitioners will still find inspiration and useful checklists, budget headings, project planner etc here. The well-written text is interspersed with case studies of innovative projects. What also really impressed me were the contacts lists for sources of further information.

Partnerships for Learning: A guide to evaluating arts education projects (Revised & Updated)
By Felicity Woolf
Pub Regional Arts Boards & Arts Council of England, 2004 £free p&p only ISBN 0 72870791 8
Written to assist people involved in arts education projects understand evaluation clearly and to evaluate effectively, according to their particular needs. It divides evaluation into 5 stages - planning, collecting evidence, assembling and interpreting, reflecting and moving forward, reporting and sharing. Well-designed and with useful summaries, much of the information here could be very useful in other contexts too. There are reminders of pros and cons of various methods, and mini case studies of good practice. Excellent as an introduction or a refresher on the subject, this is a useful addition to the material available on evaluation, and particularly good on its respect for partners' differing measures of success. Recommended.

Working in Schools: A Practical Guide to the Partnership
by Charlotte Jones
Pub: Independent Theatre Council, 1999 £5 ISBN 1 871180082 also downloadable from www.itc-arts.org
A welcome book designed for theatre and dance companies and teachers in schools to ensure that the visit of the company is as worthwhile as possible. It was based on wide research, and includes real examples on nearly every page. It is well written and nicely presented, with loads of useful information and guidance, including a pocket of looseleaf documents for copying and use.

Understanding Learning and Arts in Learning

Art Education and Human Development
By Howard Gardner
By The Getty Education Institute for the Arts 1989 ISBN 0 89236-179-4 £8 [£11.30 inc p&p]
Not available from SAM's Books, buy from www.creativecommunities.org.uk

Out of Our Minds - Learning to Be Creative
By Ken Robinson
Pub: Capstone 2001 £15.99 ISBN 1-84112-125-8
Why is it essential to develop creativity, promote creativity, and what is involved in developing it? This book tackles these questions and argues for radical changes in how we think about intelligence and human resources and in how we educate people to meet the extraordinary challenges of the 21st century. Review

Thoughts on Art Education
By Rudolf Arnheim
Pub The Getty Education Institute for the Arts 1989 ISBN 0-89236 163 8 3 £8 [£11.09 inc p&p]

Understanding Play

The Excellence of Play
Edited by Janet R Moyles
Pub Open University 1994 (6th reprint 1999) £16.99 ISBN 0335190685
A stimulating book on the importance of play, evaluating its contribution to the development of each individual child and touching on the resultant society those individuals will form. Each chapter is written by a different professional, giving the study a variety of tone and opinion which increases its readability. As well as dealing with the uses, benefits and culture of play and childhood, the contributors also relate play closely to the early years curriculum, schools' responsibilities and the role of teachers.

16+ theatre, dance and music studies

The Essential Guide to Business in the Performing Arts
by Vivien Freakley and Rachel Sutton
Pub: Hodder and Stoughton 1996
£15.99
ISBN 0 340 65525 9
The topics covered include marketing and publicity, producing and presenting the arts, working in theatres and arts centres, budgeting, and public funding for the arts. The book addresses these issues, using ideas and case studies from recent performance events to help students apply theory to practice, in preparation for future employment in the arts. It gives useful background material such as the history of the arts funding system in the UK.

Essential Guide to Dance
Pub: Hodder and Stoughton
£15.99
This is one of a useful series of books aimed at BTEC, GNVQ and A-Level students studying the performing arts. An invaluable source book for all students on post-16 dance courses (and great for others who want insight into the process of making dance).

The Essential Guide to Making Theatre
By Richard Fredman and Ian Reade
Pub Hodder and Stoughton 1996 £16.99 ISBN 0 34065514 3
An invaluable source book for all students on post-16 drama courses (and great for others who want insight into the process of making theatre). Includes devising and acting techniques, history and development of theatre, production and direction techniques, and finding work in theatre. Illustrated, with hot tips, interviews with practitioners, and a glossary of theatre terms.

See also main booklist for titles on project planning, evaluation, social impact of the arts, creativity, new thinking, and marketing the arts to young people and families.

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