Brown, N;
Leigh, J;
(2018)
Creativity and Playfulness in Higher Education Research.
In: Huisman, J and Tight, M, (eds.)
Theory and Method in Higher Education Research Vol: 4.
(pp. 49-66).
Emerald Publishing: Bingley, UK.
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Abstract
Due to the diversity of academics engaging with research into higher education, there is no single methodological approach or method that would embody higher education research. In this paper we put forward the case that this is good and argue that higher education research can benefit from fusing existing methodological and theoretical paradigms with more creative, playful and artistic approaches more commonly associated with sociological or anthropological research and performance-based disciplines. In order to frame this attitude of creativity, playfulness and openness, we start by providing a brief delineation of the research field and methods of higher education research. In this context we introduce the Deleuzoguattarian concept of rhizomes and assemblages to provide the grounding for what we mean by creativity and playfulness, which leads to our proposal of a renewed approach to research into higher education. We draw upon our own work on embodied academic identity and trainee teachers’ perceptions of their placement experiences in order to critically explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of incorporating this creativity and playfulness into higher education research.
Type: | Book chapter |
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Title: | Creativity and Playfulness in Higher Education Research |
ISBN-13: | 9781787692787 |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1108/S2056-375220180000004005 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/S2056-375220180000004005 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Creativity, creative, participatory, arts based, Deleuzoguattarian, film, lego, models, higher education, education, research |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Arts and Sciences (BASc) |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10058420 |
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