Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:49:44 +0000
From: Julian Malins <[log in to unmask]>
New Book Now Available:
Visualizing Research guides postgraduate students in art and design through
the development and implementation of a research project, using the metaphor
of a Œjourney of exploration¹. For use with a formal programme of study,
from masters to doctoral level, the book derives from the creative
relationship between research, practice and teaching in art and design. It
extends generic research processes into practice-based approaches more
relevant to artists and designers, introducing wherever possible visual,
interactive and collaborative methods.
The book draws on the experience of researchers in different contexts and
includes case studies of real projects. Although written primarily for
postgraduate students, research supervisors, managers and academic staff in
art and design and related areas, such as architecture and media studies,
will find this a valuable research reference. An accompanying website
www.visualizingresearch.info includes multimedia and other resources that
complement the book.
Authors¹ Biographies
Carole Gray is a Research Professor and Julian Malins a Reader in Design at
Gray¹s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland. Both
have PhDs and extensive experience of supervising and examining research
degrees in art and design. Both are practitioners with a belief in the
creative relationship between practice, teaching and research.
A visual artist, Carole makes context specific artwork using new materials
and technologies. She is currently involved in research that re-thinks the
role of the artist in cultural processes (www.ontheedgeresearch.org
<http://www.ontheedgeresearch.org/> ). As a designer and a maker Julian
maintains a long-term interest in ceramics research, in particular how new
technologies can support new models of craft practice. He is currently
involved in a number of projects investigating web-based technologies for
learning.
The authors have worked together on understanding experiential, constructive
learning styles, especially visual learning styles, increasingly within
higher degree frameworks. As committed practitioners, educators and
researchers they continue to be excited by the challenges posed by research,
and they continue to learn.
The book can be ordered online from www.ashgate.com
Professor Rachel Cooper, Director of the Adelphi Research Institute for
Creative Arts and Sciences, University of Salford says ³At last we have a
book making sense of practice-based approaches to research in art and
design. This should be essential reading for all masters and doctoral
students in the field.²
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