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Discover a selection of related research that provides broader context and deeper insight into the topic. This page brings together relevant studies, analyses and resources (in English or French) to support further exploration and understanding.

Patterns of attendance and cultural participation by young people in the theatre for your audiences and children's festivals sector in Canada

In Canada, like elsewhere, the arts and culture sector is generally subject to the same kinds of forces that are changing the rest of society. These changes are primarily demographic, sociological, political, economic and technological.

État de la fréquentation et de la participation culturelle des jeunes dans le secteur du théâtre et des festivals jeune public au Canada

Au Canada, comme dans tout pays, le domaine des arts et de la culture est soumis aux mutations de la société dans laquelle il exerce ses activités. Ces changements peuvent notamment être d’ordre démographique, sociologique, politique, économique et technologique.

Playing a part: the impact of youth theatre on young people's personal and social development

This article describes the main findings of a study of youth theatre commissioned by the National Association of Youth Theatres (NAYT), funded by Arts Council England (ACE) and carried out by the Centre for Applied Theatre Research (CATR).

The Long-Term Impact of Youth Theatre Participation

In 2022, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) carried out research into the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on participants’ professional and personal lives.

The impact of theatre on social competencies: a meta-analytic evaluation

There has been agrowing interest in using artistic interventions as a method of developing interpersonal competence. This paper presents a meta-analysis evaluating the impact of theatre interventions on social competencies.

ATYP IMPACT EVALUATION: Exploring the impact of youth theatre on the mental health and wellbeing of young Australians

In 2017, Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), the country's oldest and largest youth theatre company, commissioned arts research agency Patternmakers to evaluate the impact of its work on the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

10 Lessons the Arts Teach

The arts teach children to make GOOD JUDGMENTS about qualitative relationships. Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it is judgment rather than rules that prevail.

How Theater for Young People Could Save the World

March 20th is World Theater for Children and Young People Day. Some of you might be thinking, "Oh lord, why do we need a day to celebrate actors being silly, wearing bright colors and singing obnoxiously at squirming kiddos and bored parents?"

Playing a part: the impact of youth theatre on young people's personal and social development

This article describes the main findings of a study of youth theatre commissioned by the National Association of Youth Theatres (NAYT), funded by Arts Council England (ACE) and carried out by the Centre for Applied Theatre Research (CATR).

On why children matter

In 2011, the writer Michael Morpurgo gave a public lecture on the cultural lives of children. He questioned the value we give to the role of teachers, parents and artists in preparing children for independent life, outlining the low status attributed to work for children in the cultural sector.

More documentation (in French) can be found on the website of TUEJ

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