Designing and Conducting Practice Based Research Projects

A practical guide to conducting practice-based research projects in the arts, specifically aimed at undergraduates and new researchers. This is a textbook aimed primarily at upper undergraduate and Master’s students, including practical guidance, examples, exercises, and further resources. 10 b&w illus. A foundational guide to practice-related research in the arts. R. Lyle Skains has created a textbook to guide students who wish to incorporate creative practice into their research theses. Split into two parts, the book first gives you the background and context of the practice-related research, the types of knowledge it can yield and other research methods that can be integrated into practice-based research projects. The second part focuses on the practical considerations and actions you need to take to complete your project. Definitions and contextualization of practice-based methods lead to a step-by-step approach to designing research projects, with practical guidance and examples of practice-related research. All supported by exercises for progressing methods design and evaluating research approach. Aimed primarily at upper graduates and Master’s students, the methods and techniques are applicable to any practice-based research project at any level. This is a textbook aimed primarily at upper undergraduate and Master’s students undertaking practice-based research in the arts, and includes practical guidance, examples, exercises, and further resources. The book offers definitions and a brief background to practice-related research in the arts, contextualization of practice-based methods within that frame, a step-by-step approach to designing practice-based research projects, chapter summaries, examples of practice-related research, exercises for progressing methods design and evaluating research approach, and lists for further reading. This textbook can serve as the foundation for a wider, online “living” textbook for practice-related research in the arts.