Arts Council England

About: Arts Council England is a government organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Arts council & The arts. The organization has 10 authors who have published 10 publications receiving 135 citations. The organization is also known as: The Arts Council of England.

Britain’s slow movement to a gender egalitarian equilibrium: parents and employment in the UK 2001–13:

Abstract: This article examines the working lives of British couple families across the first decade of the millennium using EU Labour Force Survey data (2001–13) taking a multiple equilibria approach. Some growth in dual full-time earners, increased working hours of mothers in part-time employment and a growing proportion of households with ‘non-standard’ working patterns are all identified, suggesting both a convergence and greater diversity in economic provisioning within parent couple households. Household employment patterns remain strongly associated with maternal education and family size but are becoming less sensitive to the age of the youngest child. The dual full-time earner model is growing in significance for British parents of young children but a new gender egalitarian equilibrium has not yet been reached.

What instrumentalism? A public perception of value

Abstract: In recent years there has been much debate about the perceived “instrumentalism” of arts policy, suggesting a lack of clarity and consensus about the outcomes that arts policy should seek to achieve. In 2006 Arts Council England set out to address this through a major public inquiry. The inquiry involved research and consultation to explore how members of the public value the arts and their priorities for public funding. This article describes how participants approached the question of value in different contexts and how views shifted over the course of the inquiry. It shows how initial views focused on the “intrinsic” value of the arts that people experience as individual consumers. Introducing the concept of public funding prompted a move to more “instrumental” concerns. The process of deliberation resulted in a balanced view, where the arts were seen to make a positive contribution to society providing the experience is enriching and enjoyed by large and diverse numbers of people. The article conclude...

Who are Non-Resident Fathers?: A British Socio-Demographic Profile

Abstract: Despite international growth of, and policy interest in, divorce and separation since the 1970s, there is still surprisingly little known about non-residential fatherhood. This paper presents a ‘father-centric’ analysis and provides one of the first profiles of non-residential fatherhood in early millennium UK. Using data from Understanding Society Wave 1, a nationally representative survey of over 30,000 households in the UK, we found 1,070 men self-identifying as having a non-resident child under 16 years old (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk). We estimate a prevalence of 5 per cent of British men having a non-resident dependent child. Through latent class analysis, four distinct groups of non-resident fathers are identified: ‘Engaged’ fathers, ‘Less Engaged’ fathers, ‘Disengaged’ fathers and ‘Distance’ fathers. Our analysis finds that non-resident fathers form a heterogeneous group in terms of their socio-demographic profile and family behaviour. It is recommended that legislation and policy concerning fathers in post-separation families are sensitive to variation as well as commonality in socio-economic conditions and family lives and situations.