Abstract
In this article I examine the current context in which arts-based qualitative inquiry exists and then trace a personal journey into arts-based pedagogy, highlighting the process of creating found poetry with examples and suggestions for conducting this type of research.
I argue there is a need
for supporting researchers interested in arts-based qualitative
inquiry, but suggest it may be most helpful to explore and produce
a variety of "artful portrayals" as analytic approaches
that may or may not be included in final, public products. These
approaches provide multiple ways of looking at research material
and lead inevitably to new insights and understandings. They encourage
the selection of a representational form that best suits the researcher
and what is to be communicated.
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