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A PhD seminar at NCAD where researchers discuss their work with peers (2005)

A group of MFA students responding to an exhibition of postgraduate work in the Digital Hub (2006)

A group of MA Art in the Contemporary World students attend a seminar by artist Jay Koh (2006)

Selected Bibliography

General Research Guides

Bauer, M.W. and Gaskell, G., eds., 2000. Qualitative Researching with Text, Image and Sound: A Practical Handbook. London: Sage

Bizell, P., 1992. Academic Discourse and Critical Consciousness. Pittsburgh, PA and London: University of Pittsburgh Press.

Booth, W., Colomb, G. and Williams, J., 1995. The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Brew, A., 2001. The Nature of Research: Inquiry in Academic Contexts. London: Routledgefalmer Research.

Boyer, E.L., 1990. Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

Brockbank, A. and McGill, I., 2007. Reflection and Reflective Practice. In A. Brockbank and I. McGill. Facilitating Reflective Learning in Higher Education. London: McGraw-Hill, 85-108.

Campbell, A., 2007. An Ethical Approach to Practitioner Research. London: Routledge.

Cryer, P., 2000. The Research Student’s Guide to Success. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S., 2003. The Landscape of Qualitative Research: Theories and Issues. 2nd ed. London: Sage, Chapters 1, 6 and Part III.

Fairbairn, G.J. and Winch, C.,1991. Reading, Writing and Reasoning: A Guide for Students. Buckingham and Philadelphia: Open University Press.

Humes, W. and Bryce, T., 2001. Scholarship, Research and the Evidential Basis of Policy Development in Education. British Journal of Educational Studies, 49 (3), 329-352.

Kaplan, D., 2004. The Sage Handbook of Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Petre, M. & Rugg, G., 2004. The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Robson, C., 2003. Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner Researchers. London: Blackwell.

Schön, D., 1991. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. Aldershot: Arena.

Walliman, N., 2005. Your Research Project: A Step-by-Step Guide for the First-time Researcher. London: Sage Publications.

Wisker, G., 2007. The Postgraduate Research Handbook. 2nd ed. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave.

Research in Art and Design

Balkema, A. W. and Slager, H., eds., 2004. Artistic Research, Series of Philosophy of Art and Art Theory, Vol. 18. Amsterdam: Lier en Boog.

Biggs, M., 2000. The Foundations of Practice-Based Research: Introduction. Working Papers in Art and Design [online], 1. University of Hertfordshire. Available from: http://www.herts.ac.uk/artdes1/research/papers/wpades/vol1/vol1intro.html

Biggs, M., 2004. Introduction: the role of the artefact in art and design research. Working Papers in Art and Design [online], 3. University of Hertfordshire. Available from: http://www.herts.ac.uk/artdes1/research/papers/wpades/vol3/mbintro.html

De Ville, N. and Foster, S., eds., 1994. The Artist and the Academy: Issues in Fine Art Education and the Wider Cultural Context. Southampton: John Hansard Gallery.

Elkins, James, ed., 2005. The New PhD in Studio Art, Printed Project, Vol. 4, Dublin: VAI.

Frayling, C., 1993. Research in Art and Design. Royal College of Art Research Papers, 1. London: Royal College of Art

Graves, D., 2002. Art as a Rational Activity. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 36 (4), 1–14.

Gray, C., 1995. Developing a Research Procedures Programme for Artists and Designers. Aberdeen: Centre for Research into Art and Design, Robert Gordon University.

Gray, C. and Malins, J., 1999. The Digital Thesis: Recent Developments in Practice-based PhD Research in Art and Design. Digital Creativity, 10 (1), 18–28.

Gray, C. and Malins, J., 2004. Visualizing Research: A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design. Aldershot, UK, and Burlington VT: Ashgate.

Gray, C. and Pirie, I., 1995. Artistic research procedure: research at the edge of chaos? Design Interfaces Conference, 3. Salford: The European Academy of Design, University of Salford.

Hannula, M., et al, 2005. Artistic Research: theories, methods and practices. Helsinki / Gothenburg: Academy of Fine Arts/ArtMonitor.

Harrild, A. Frayling, C. Painter, C. and Woodham, J., 1998. Transcript of Research Seminar on Practicebased Doctorates in Creative and Performing Arts and Design. Surrey: Surrey Institute of Art and Design.

Holridge, L. and Macleod, K., 2003. The Doctorate in Fine Art: The Importance of Exemplars to Research Culture. The International Journal of Art & Design Education, 23 (2).

Jones, T. E., 2006. The studio-art doctorate in America. Art Journal [online]. Available from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0425/is_2_65/ai_n16726442

Kiljunen, S. & Hannula, M., 2002. Artistic Research. Helsinki: Academy of Fine Arts.

Macleod, K., 2000. The Function of the Written Text in Practice-based PhD Submissions [online]. Available from: http://www.herts.ac.uk/artdes1/research/papers/wpades/vol1/macleod2.html

Macleod, K. and Holdridge, L., 2004. The Doctorate in Fine Art: The Importance of Exemplars to the Research Culture. International Journal of Art and Design Education 23 (2), 156–68.

Macleod, K. AND Holdridge, L., eds., 2005. Thinking Through Art: Reflections On Art As Research. London & New York: Routledge.

Mason, J., 2001. Researching Your Own Practice: The Discipline of Noticing. London: Routledgefalmer Research.

Newbury, D., 1996. Knowledge and Research in Art and Design. Design Studies, 17 (2), 215–9.

Rust, C., et al, 2008. AHRC Research Review: Practice-Led Research in Art, Design and Architecture. Arts & Humanities Research Council UK.

Seago, A., 1995. Research Methods for MPhil and PhD Students in Art and Design: Contrasts and Conflicts. Royal College of Art Research Papers 1 (3), London: Royal College of Art.

Seago, A. and Dunne, A., 1999. New Methodologies in Art and Design Research: The Object as Discourse. Design Studies, 15 (2).

Strand, D., 1998. Research in the Creative Arts. Canberra: DETYA.

Strandman, P., ed., 1998. No Guru, No Method? Discussions on Art and Design Research. Helsinki: University of Art and Design Helsinki.

Weisberg, R., 1999. Creativity and Knowledge: a Challenge to Theories. In R. Stemberg, ed. Handbook of Creativity. Cambridge: CUP, 226–50.

Winter, R., Griffiths, M. and Green, K., 2000. The ‘academic’ Qualities of Practice: What are the Criteria for a Practice-based PhD?. Studies in Higher Education, 25 (1), 25–37.

Completing an MLitt/PhD

Jackson, C. and Tinkler, P., 2004. The Doctoral Examination Process: A Handbook for Students, Examiners and Supervisors. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Marshall, S. AND GREEN, N., 2006. Your PhD Companion. 2nd ed. Oxford: How to Books.

Murray, R., 2003. How to Survive Your Viva: Defending a Thesis in an Oral Examination. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Phillips, E. AND PUGH, D.S., 2005. How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors. 4th ed. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Contact

If you have specific questions about postgraduate applications please contact the Admissions Office at:

• Phone: 353 (0)1 6364200
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