On the Differences Between Scientific and Artistic Approaches to Qualitative Research

The Conflict of the Faculties. Perspectives on Artistic Research and Academia

“…This broadening of qualitative social science research to include research in and through art practice has led some observers to argue for a new distinguishing paradigm (Haseman 2006). 11 The methodological and epistemological issues of artistic research are also addressed in the key writings relating to arts-based research in the tradition of the Eisner school (Eisner 1981;Knowles and Coles 2008). In studying the role of art in educational practice and human development, these social scientists use insights from cognitive psychology to argue the importance of artistic-cognitive development of the self, in particular in primary and secondary education.…”

Comparaison de deux méthodes de dissémination de résultats de recherche dans le domaine de la santé : les arts et le café scientifique

“…Compte tenu de ces multiples couches d'interprétation, il n'y aurait qu'un pas à franchir, semble-t-il, pour remettre en cause la validité des données disséminées (Eisner, 1981). C'est d'autant plus plausible qu'un certain nombre de répondants ont soutenu que l'aspect plus négatif des expériences des sujets de recherche a reçu plus d'attention de la part des créateurs que son côté positif.…”

Arts-based Methods in Socially Engaged Research Practice: A Classification Framework

“…In line with these approaches, ABR focuses on how people make sense of the world, in order to create meaning. By making the particular vivid, it aims to contribute to the understanding of the whole (Eisner, 1981). However, as a transdisciplinary approach, which crosses borders of theory and methodology (Chilton & Leavy, 2014), ABR also has its own distinct features.…”