Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation

Arts-based research is a participatory research practice that is well established in the qualitative field. However, while arts-based research has been defined as the creation of art to generate, interpret or communicate research knowledge, there is exiguous literature on the creation of art to esta...

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Main Authors: Morris, Julia, Paris, Lisa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83547
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description Arts-based research is a participatory research practice that is well established in the qualitative field. However, while arts-based research has been defined as the creation of art to generate, interpret or communicate research knowledge, there is exiguous literature on the creation of art to establish trustworthiness in qualitative inquiry. This pilot case study specifically addresses this gap in the exploration of arts-based research practices to determine credibility and dependability. The context of the research was the impact of a Digital Sabbath practice on early career teachers, as teachers within their first five years of teaching are among the most vulnerable in the teaching profession. A Digital Sabbath is the practice of unplugging from all technology for one day per week, with the aim of increasing social connectedness and mitigating stress and burnout by decreasing our overuse of technology. The integration of arts-based research within this case study resulted in more active participation of the early career teachers throughout the research process. Consequently, participants’ voices resonated more strongly in the research output, as the iterative and participatory nature of the arts-based design supported a longitudinal dialogue between researcher and participant.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-835472022-11-21T00:26:32Z Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation Morris, Julia Paris, Lisa 1399 - Other Education 1302 - Curriculum and Pedagogy 1303 - Specialist Studies in Education Arts-based research is a participatory research practice that is well established in the qualitative field. However, while arts-based research has been defined as the creation of art to generate, interpret or communicate research knowledge, there is exiguous literature on the creation of art to establish trustworthiness in qualitative inquiry. This pilot case study specifically addresses this gap in the exploration of arts-based research practices to determine credibility and dependability. The context of the research was the impact of a Digital Sabbath practice on early career teachers, as teachers within their first five years of teaching are among the most vulnerable in the teaching profession. A Digital Sabbath is the practice of unplugging from all technology for one day per week, with the aim of increasing social connectedness and mitigating stress and burnout by decreasing our overuse of technology. The integration of arts-based research within this case study resulted in more active participation of the early career teachers throughout the research process. Consequently, participants’ voices resonated more strongly in the research output, as the iterative and participatory nature of the arts-based design supported a longitudinal dialogue between researcher and participant. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83547 10.1080/1743727X.2021.1926971 English Taylor & Francis fulltext
spellingShingle 1399 - Other Education
1302 - Curriculum and Pedagogy
1303 - Specialist Studies in Education
Morris, Julia
Paris, Lisa
Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
title Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
title_full Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
title_fullStr Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
title_full_unstemmed Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
title_short Rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
title_sort rethinking arts-based research methods in education: enhanced participant engagement processes to increase research credibility and knowledge translation
topic 1399 - Other Education
1302 - Curriculum and Pedagogy
1303 - Specialist Studies in Education
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83547