Researching the Social Impact of Arts and Disability: Applying a New Empirical Tool and Method

Onyx, J; Darcy, S; Grabowski, S; Green, J; Maxwell, H

Researching the Social Impact of Arts and Disability: Applying a New Empirical Tool and Method

Onyx, J

Darcy, S

Grabowski, S

Green, J Maxwell, H

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Citation:: Voluntas, 2018, 29 (3), pp. 574 - 589
Issue Date:: 2018-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Onyx, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7166-833X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Darcy, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-2566	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Grabowski, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-1240	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Green, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Maxwell, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-4698	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Voluntas, 2018, 29 (3), pp. 574 - 589	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0957-8765	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/95541
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University. This paper has a twofold focus: to establish a method of assessing the potential social impact of arts and disability projects and to apply this method to ten such projects. It does so by using a newly developed ‘ripple’ model that conceptualises social impact in terms of the development of active citizenship on the part of all participants over time. The model identifies ten factors (programme activity, welcoming, belonging, programme social values, individual social values, programme networks, individual networks, skills and creativity, programme wider social impact, and individual wider social impact) which evolve through four progressive stages. The original model is empirically adapted for application to arts and disability projects. Qualitative data were collected in the form of interviews, surveys and media reports across ten case studies, each representing a major arts and disability project offering a professional outcome for an external audience. The qualitative data were coded to provide a simple scoring tool for each case. The results support the application of the model in this context. Furthermore, findings indicate three critical conditions which enable projects to generate considerable positive social impact beyond the individual; ensemble in nature; project embeddedness; and networks and partnerships.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Voluntas	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s11266-018-9968-z	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Researching the Social Impact of Arts and Disability: Applying a New Empirical Tool and Method	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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Abstract:

© 2018, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University. This paper has a twofold focus: to establish a method of assessing the potential social impact of arts and disability projects and to apply this method to ten such projects. It does so by using a newly developed ‘ripple’ model that conceptualises social impact in terms of the development of active citizenship on the part of all participants over time. The model identifies ten factors (programme activity, welcoming, belonging, programme social values, individual social values, programme networks, individual networks, skills and creativity, programme wider social impact, and individual wider social impact) which evolve through four progressive stages. The original model is empirically adapted for application to arts and disability projects. Qualitative data were collected in the form of interviews, surveys and media reports across ten case studies, each representing a major arts and disability project offering a professional outcome for an external audience. The qualitative data were coded to provide a simple scoring tool for each case. The results support the application of the model in this context. Furthermore, findings indicate three critical conditions which enable projects to generate considerable positive social impact beyond the individual; ensemble in nature; project embeddedness; and networks and partnerships.

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