This book addresses one of the most exciting and innovative developments within higher
education: the rise in prominence of the creative arts and the accelerating recognition that …

Over the past decade opportunities have increased for artists and crea-tive practitioners to
undertake higher research degrees and so bring the benefits of research to their practice …

ABSTRACT A common problem in art and design is that creative practice is often presented
as research under the label of practice-based or practice-led research. This problem arises …

In recent years artistic practice has developed into a major focus of research activity, both as
process and product, and discourse in various disciplines have made a strong case for its …

Following the integration of artistic disciplines within the university, artists have been
challenged to review their practice in academic terms. This has become a vigorous …

This article explores the subject of practice-based research, its application in the creative
arts and its role in generating new forms of knowledge in the context of the PhD. Our aim is …

Practice-led research is a burgeoning area across the creative arts, with studio informed
doctorates frequently favoured over traditional approaches to research. Practice as …

The investigation of creativeness in the creative arts requires some theoretical originality to
enable the development of an effective research method capable of subtly reporting upon …

This chapter is concerned with the role of the artefact in practice-based research and the
frameworks necessary to the success of practitioner research in the creative arts. We begin …

Research, as an integral part of creative practice, is the centre ground of this chapter. It is
explored through the experience of practitioners in the interactive arts. The practitioners are …