Moula, Zoe 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2554-0316, Karkou, Vicky and Powell, Joanne
(2021)
A pilot cross-over randomised controlled trial of child-focused process and outcome evaluation of arts therapies at primary mainstream schools: study protocol.
Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 13 (2).
pp. 173-188.
ISSN 1753-3023
Abstract
Background: Arts therapies are increasingly being adopted within schools to alleviate and prevent a wide range of children’s difficulties. Such therapies help to facilitate personal change and growth through arts media; visual arts, music, drama, dance and movement. Methods: This study aims to investigate the child-focused process and outcomes of an arts therapies intervention through child-reported questionnaires, interviews, participant observations, arts-work and biomarkers. The participants are 64 primary school children with mild emotional and behavioural difficulties. Expected results: To explore a) whether all components of the study (i.e. recruitment, randomisation, follow-up) can work together in a larger trial; b) the children's evaluations of arts therapies;c) the impact on children's wellbeing, quality of life and sleep; d) the sample size calculations and cost evaluations for future research. This is the first study to embrace all arts therapies as one research domain with a clear focus on children’s verbal, non-verbal and physical responses.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Arts therapies, protocol, pilot randomised controlled trial, child-focused, process, outcomes, evaluation, primary schools |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care |
| Depositing User: | Lisa Blanshard |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2020 13:17 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2021 14:56 |
| URI: | https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/705508 |
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