Creative Research Methods in the Social Sciences

A Practical Guide
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4473-1626-8
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 247 mm x 193 mm, Gewicht: 598 g

With foreword by Kenneth J. Gergen and Mary M. Gergen.
Creative research methods can help to answer complex contemporary questions, which are hard to answer using traditional methods alone. Creative methods can also be more ethical, helping researchers to address social injustice.
This accessible book is the first to identify and examine the four areas of creative research methods: arts-based research, research using technology, mixed-method research and transformative research frameworks. Written in a practical and jargon-free style, with over 100 boxed examples, it offers numerous examples of creative methods in practice, from the social sciences, arts, and humanities around the world. Spanning the gulf between academia and practice, this useful book will inform and inspire researchers by showing readers why, when, and how to use creative methods in their research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kara, Helen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introducing creative research; Creative research methods in practice; Creative research methods and ethics; Creative thinking; Gathering data; Analysing data; Writing for research; Presentation; Dissemination, implementation and knowledge exchange; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Kara, Helen
Helen Kara is a leading independent researcher, author, teacher and speaker specialising in research methods, particularly creative methods, and research ethics. With over twenty years’ experience as an independent researcher Helen now teaches doctoral students and staff at higher education institutions worldwide. She is a prolific academic author with over 25 titles and 1000 citations; notably Creative Research Methods: A Practical Guide and Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners, both in their second editions. Besides her regular blogs and videos, she also writes comics and fiction. Helen is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2021, at the age of 56, she was diagnosed autistic. Her neurodiversity explains her lifelong fascination with, and ability to focus on, words, language and writing.

Helen Kara has been an independent researcher in social care and health since 1999, working with statutory and third sector organisations and partnerships. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the UK National Centre for Research Methods, University of Southampton, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.