Do community-based arts projects result in social gains? A review of the literature

Community Development Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-322

  Newman, Tony ^a   Curtis, Katherine ^b   Stephens, Jo ^a  

^a Research and Development   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 0242708924     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/38.4.310     Document Type: Article

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