Arts Based Research
- Tom Barone - Arizona State University, USA
- Elliot W. Eisner - Stanford University, USA
Arts Based Research is ideal for students, researchers, and practitioners. This unique book provides a framework for broadening the domain of qualitative inquiry in the social sciences by incorporating the arts as a means of better understanding and rethinking important social issues. In the book's 10 thought-provoking chapters, authors Tom Barone and Elliot W. Eisner--pioneers in the field--address key aspects of arts based research, including its purpose and fundamental ideas, controversies that surround the field and the politics and ethics involved, and key criteria for evaluation.
An excellent compendium on a subject that is still making it's way in to mainstream. The book is well-structured and helps the read understand the different ways in which the arts can be used to faciliate and inform research. I also like the size of the book: big enough to present the array of elements that are found in arts-based research, and short enought to make it accessible for those who are new to the concept.
I will recommend it to my musicology colleagues. It is not aimed at music education specifically.
Very interesting book, issuing many different aspects concerning art based research. Helpfull to inspire students to do a more creative research project.
I'm working with students who are engaging a variety of contexts, and in the context of worship and liturgy, this is as close as I've come to a basic research methodology text.
This book has been enlightening and thought-provoking. I will recommend it to students interested in considering what counts as research and its relationship to the arts.
This is an excellent text for anyone considering more artistic ways of presenting their data. A particular example is most memorable: the use of poetry to present a participants experience. This is an important text adding to the field of creativity in research.
I was really excited when I came across this book, and I wasn't disappointed. This is a great contribution to the development of arts-based research as a legitimate means of knowledge generation. Well written and accessible, this book will be of value to anyone who is interested in this area.
Barone and Eisner have presented an excellent, accessible text that guides the reader through the a consideration of what constitutes arts based research and how it may be employed. They provide a helpful approach to reflecting on some of the realities of contemporary organisations and develop useful frameworks for how the arts based researcher may judge the quality of their efforts. A good foundational text with practical examples for all considering this mode of inquiry.
Very clear analysis of research related matters in the complex area of the arts.
This is an excellent text that is very easy to understand; it is clearly written and intersperses the complex theoretical ideas with a series of engaging narratives, that teach the reader both methodologies and sensitive openness in research. My own area is PBR in the applied arts and fine arts; many of the awarenesses generated by the text are transferable to this area.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter One: What Is and What Is Not Arts Based Research?
Chapter Two: Why Do Arts Based Research?
