Main description:

This book considers how and why the field of arts development in community health has come about, the characteristics of its practice and the challenges it poses for evaluation. It summarises what has been learnt from a number of case studies and other forms of research from the UK and elsewhere.

Contents:

Introduction 1. A story so far 2. Finding the crossroads 3. The characteristics of practice 4. A change of seats: case examples from Cork, Ireland 5. The preference of the wave: case examples from Western Australia 6. I am because we are: case examples from South Africa 7. The lantern road: case examples from Northern England 8. The burden of proof . . . or the benefi t of the doubt? 9. Are we there yet? The destination of arts in community health