Creative research methods

Presenter(s): Helen Kara

This online resource is designed to introduce the viewer to creative research methods. This is broken down into four broad categories (which are not mutually exclusive): arts-based research, research using technology, mixed-methods research, and transformative research frameworks.

Creative research methods : Arts-based research

In this videocast, I will talk about arts-based research and the various circumstances in which arts-based research is particularly helpful.

Creative research methods : Technology and mixed-methods

In this videocast, I will talk about the use of technology and mixed methods research in creative research methods.

Creative research methods : Transformative and Indigenous research

And in this videocast, I am going to look at the transformative research frameworks and Indigenous research methods.

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About the author

Dr Helen Kara has been an independent researcher since 1999. She conducts research on topics such as social care and health, equality and diversity, and the third sector. She writes and teaches on research methods. Her most recent book is Creative Research Methods in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide (Policy Press, 2015). In 2015 Helen was the first fully independent researcher to be conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the UK's National Centre for Research Methods. Her next book will be Research Ethics in the Real World (Policy Press, 2018).

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• Published on: 7 February 2017
• Event hosted by: Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Research Methods
• Keywords: Research | research methods | creative research methods | Indigenous research methods | arts-based research | research using technology | mixed-methods research | transformative research frameworks | participatory research |
• To cite this resource:

  Helen Kara. (2017). Creative research methods. National Centre for Research Methods online learning resource. Available at https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/all/?id=20589 [accessed: 19 April 2024]