RECAP

The Centre for Research into Education, Creativity and Arts through Practice (RECAP) specialises in practice-based research in professional and educational contexts, through international collaborations. The Centre specialises in practice-based research into creativity, learning and the arts, in professional educational contexts through international collaborations. Practice-based research means t

hat researchers are supported and encouraged to conduct their research through the medium of the practice itself: from making artworks through performance, film, art, creative writing, dance or music, to conducting research through professional educational practices such as teaching, coaching and management. Researchers at the Centre have wide range of expertise in this field: co-directors Professor Jeff Adams and Professor Allan Owens have extensive experience of research into creativity, the professional development of teachers, contemporary art, process drama, professional organisations and arts education generally. The centre has a portfolio of research across the disciplines of the arts in education, performance arts, applied drama and theatre, popular cultural forms such as comics and street theatre, and in professions such as health, justice, heritage, social work, arts-based organisations and businesses. The Centre is located in the University’s Faculty of Education, in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Media and Storyhouse. It has strong international partners from across the globe including those in Japan, Finland, Korea and Palestine, as well as local schools and councils.