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This chapter explores the experiences both of developing methods for creative research and of the process of doing the research itself – in particular its direct impact on me as a person. In educational life, research approaches such as ethnography or symbolic interactionist studies might uncover some unseen or unconsidered aspects of education, but as Bogdan and Biklen (2009) explained, they might not be perceived as contributing to the “science” of teaching, and are of limited use. When we come to use the creative arts for educational use and inquiry we are immediately confronted by the issues of interpretation and individual perception. It is essential that any inquiry that uses these approaches is grounded in methodologies that can produce a reliable and valid outcome to its undertaking.
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McIntosh, P. (2011). Creative and Visual Methods to Facilitate Reflection and Learning Through Research. In: Higgs, J., Titchen, A., Horsfall, D., Bridges, D. (eds) Creative Spaces for Qualitative Researching. Practice, Education, Work and Society, vol 5. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-761-5_9
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