ERIC Number: EJ1365723
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 42
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ISSN: ISSN-0049-1241
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Letting a Picture Speak a Thousand Words: Arts-Based Research in a Study of the Careers of Female Academics
Sharafizad, Fleur; Brown, Kerry; Jogulu, Uma; Omari, Maryam
Sociological Methods & Research, v52 n1 p438-479 Feb 2023
This article presents an adaptation of an arts-based research method usually reserved for child-focused research to examine organizational processes. We developed Draw, Write, Reflect (DWR), advancing a known method, Draw and Write, for investigating phenomena relating to child participants, to explore a new context: adults engaging in academic careers. This article reports on the rationale behind the novel use of this research method, outlines a DWR procedure for future research, and contains reflections of both the researchers and the respondents regarding their experiences participating in DWR. Offering participants a combination of visual and oral methods allowed the researchers to obtain data in a more individualized approach steered by participants' preferences. The multidimensional insights obtained through DWR would not have been attainable through each method on its own. Furthermore, we argue arts-based research can serve as a vehicle for disseminating academic work beyond conventional academe to a growing, nonacademic audience.
Descriptors: Art, Research Methodology, Freehand Drawing, Writing (Composition), College Faculty, Futures (of Society), Oral Language, Visual Arts, Reflection, Researchers, Preferences, Gender Differences, Women Faculty, Work Environment, Career Development, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Educational Experience
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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