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Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change

$37.95 CDN
$37.95 USD
Trade paperback (US) | 7.25 x 9
390 Pages
9781550593952
Publication Date: 2011

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Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change


Cheryl McLean   Robert Kelly  

Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change features illustrative articles describing the creative arts in research and practice within neighbourhoods, villages, and cities for community and cultural change. In these times of desperate need and ongoing unrest internationally, this research collection -- featuring leaders across disciplines -- is a valuable source of information as well as a call for creative new approaches in contemporary research leading to action and change.

The articles in this book will be of special interest to university based educators; artists and researchers; facilitators; practitioners; educators in the social sciences; social work and social justice professionals; activists and community change agents; heritage, cultural, and urban planners; healthcare professionals and public health educators; fundraisers and many others. Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change is a research book that provides first hand insights into evolving and participatory processes unique to the CAIP, as well as a wealth of information and examples for relevant in-depth dialogue and debate.

Contributor Bio

Cheryl McLean

Cheryl McLean  is an independent scholar and the executive editor and publisher of The International Journal of The Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice. She has also edited two research texts in the CAIP series.  She has taught the course Creative Responses to Death and Bereavement at the University of Western Ontario and has research interests in ethnodrama and health. A keynote speaker across Canada about the creative arts in interdisciplinary practice, Cheryl is currently editing her third book, Creative Arts in Humane Medicine.

Contributor Bio

Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly is an associate professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Calgary, where he teaches studio art, curriculum theory, design, and creativity theory and practice. He has been a featured keynote speaker at conferences and workshops across Canada, speaking on creativity and educational practice. He is currently developing new courses on creativity through his Creativity Education Project.