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Arts-based research (ABR)

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The review proposes a shared definition to address the "confusing plethora of terms" in the field: "The use of artistically inspired methods by researchers and participants in a collaborative research environment where members of the community are actively involved either in creating art in the search for meaning or in providing a critical, situated response to artistically inspired formats of research dissemination from others." It also distinguishes research about art, art as research, and art in research, including only the latter in the review. ABR methods operate as data collection techniques, where art forms are data in their own right, or as dissemination vehicles replacing traditional textual reports.

Accounts

  • Definition and classification framework for arts-based methods in community-based inquiry: The review proposes a shared definition to address the "confusing plethora of terms" in the field: "The use of artistically inspired methods by researchers and participants in a collaborative research environment where members of the community are actively involved either in creating art in the search for meaning or in providing a critical, situated response to artistically inspired formats of research dissemination from others." It also distinguishes research about art, art as research, and art in research, including only the latter in the review. ABR methods operate as data collection techniques, where art forms are data in their own right, or as dissemination vehicles replacing traditional textual reports. (Sara Coemans (2017))

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Key Sources

  • Sara Coemans, Karin Hannes. (2017). Researchers Under the Spell of the Arts: Two Decades of Using Arts-Based Methods in Community-Based Inquiry with Vulnerable Populations. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2017.08.003
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title Arts-based research (ABR)
description The review proposes a shared definition to address the "confusing plethora of terms" in the field: "The use of artistically inspired methods by researchers and participants in a collaborative research environment where members of the community are actively involved either in creating art in the sear
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