How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts?
This article considers an arts-based project, Learning Returns (2023), that seeks to capture the experiences of adults who have returned to arts study after some time away from formal education. The aims of the project are twofold: firstly, to evaluate the combination of narrative inquiry and digit...
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This article considers an arts-based project, Learning Returns (2023), that seeks to capture the experiences of adults who have returned to arts study after some time away from formal education. The aims of the project are twofold: firstly, to evaluate the combination of narrative inquiry and digital film-making hosted on YouTube as a method of investigating adult learning and secondly, through an analysis of the Learning Returns content, to discover what themes the participants considered important to communicate to an imagined, virtual audience. The findings suggested that the aesthetics of the videos/films interconnect with the lived experiences of the participants. The participants were able to give an account of their experiences spontaneously, and at the same time communicate messages of hope to prospective adult returners. It was also discovered that the editing process offers a means of analysing the content of the films that is analogous to the approaches associated with qualitative research.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d59a31d7c40496a9869b38e856111832024-02-14T10:09:54ZengLinköping University Electronic PressEuropean Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults2000-74262024-02-0115110.3384/rela.2000-7426.4733How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts?Samantha Jane Broadhead0Sharon Hooper1Leeds Arts UniversityLeeds Arts Univerisity This article considers an arts-based project, Learning Returns (2023), that seeks to capture the experiences of adults who have returned to arts study after some time away from formal education. The aims of the project are twofold: firstly, to evaluate the combination of narrative inquiry and digital film-making hosted on YouTube as a method of investigating adult learning and secondly, through an analysis of the Learning Returns content, to discover what themes the participants considered important to communicate to an imagined, virtual audience. The findings suggested that the aesthetics of the videos/films interconnect with the lived experiences of the participants. The participants were able to give an account of their experiences spontaneously, and at the same time communicate messages of hope to prospective adult returners. It was also discovered that the editing process offers a means of analysing the content of the films that is analogous to the approaches associated with qualitative research. https://rela.ep.liu.se/article/view/4733Arts educationnarrativearts-based researchadult learnersexperience |
| spellingShingle | Samantha Jane Broadhead Sharon Hooper How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts? European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults Arts education narrative arts-based research adult learners experience |
| title | How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts? |
| title_full | How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts? |
| title_fullStr | How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts? |
| title_short | How can arts-based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts? |
| title_sort | how can arts based methods support narrative inquiry into adult learning in the arts |
| topic | Arts education narrative arts-based research adult learners experience |
| url | https://rela.ep.liu.se/article/view/4733 |
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