Frances Howard is Senior Lecturer in Youth Studies in the Department of Social Work, Care and Community at Nottingham Trent University. Her research interests include youth work, arts programs, music-making and wellbeing. Frances is Co-Convenor of the BERA Youth Studies and Informal Education SIG group and is active in practice, as a volunteer for Nottingham Community Artists' Network.
"""Howard’s work in this book certainly marks a significant milestone within the discourse of youth work and arts and contributes to larger debates on development and social change through arts. Her templates provide a valuable direction to nudge the practitioners as well as the field to be responsive to the needs of context, thus emphasizing creativity, criticality, and sensitivity."" Journal of Applied Youth Studies"