Research Subjects, Participants or Co‐researchers? Extending the Involvement of Students in Art and Design Research

Maloy, Liam; Thomson, Pat

Abstract

Art education has a range of purposes. Art is said to support students to explore, interpret, ask critical questions, communicate and realise ideas, experiment, take risks, collaborate, tell stories and/or engage in social and political actions. In this paper, we consider whether educational researchers have the same capacious view of students’ potential and capacities for involvement. We bring the results of a Rapid Evidence Review (RER) of the benefits of arts education into conversation with the literatures on student voice and participation. We outline the ways in which student voice and participation are discussed, then move to the results of the RER. We conclude with a discussion of the opportunities for art education researchers to develop research practices that are inclusive of students.

Citation

Maloy, L., & Thomson, P. (2023). Research Subjects, Participants or Co‐researchers? Extending the Involvement of Students in Art and Design Research. International Journal of Art and Design Education, 42(3), 353-366. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12470

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 20, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jul 13, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-08
• Deposit Date: Jul 4, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 20, 2023
• Journal: International Journal of Art and Design Education
• Print ISSN: 1476-8062
• Electronic ISSN: 1476-8070
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 353-366
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12470
• Keywords: participation, methodology, agency, voice, students, empowerment
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/22716153