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Arts-Based Research with Young Children Across Health and Education

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Arts-based research with young children provides new ways to understand children’s lives and perspectives. Arts-based research can be seen as a method within qualitative research study (Cole & Knowles, 2008). There is strong agreement in the literature that the use of artistic practices can uncover phenomenon not accessible through other means (Bagnoli, 2009; Ledger & Edwards, 2011; Shannon-Baker, 2015). In recent years, there has been growth in the use of arts-based research in a number of disciplines, all seeking ways for children to participate and share their understanding of their world. This chapter provide a snapshot of current arts-based research with young children (aged birth to five years) in two disciplines; health and education. From across the disciplines, it is possible to see a favouring of visual methods when working with young children, through data such as photographs and drawings. The chapter concludes with a reflection about arts-based research and an invitation to researchers to consider how they may engage with arts-based research with children from the very earliest years.

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    Susanne Garvis

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    Georgina Barton

  2. Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

    Margaret Baguley

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Garvis, S. (2017). Arts-Based Research with Young Children Across Health and Education. In: Barton, G., Baguley, M. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Arts Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55585-4_28

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