Our own voices: New paradigms for art therapy research. Special Issue: Research in the creative arts therapies

Author(s): Linesch, Debra

Journal/Book: Arts in Psychotherapy. 1993; 20: 61-67.

Abstract: Argues that the field of art therapy is philosophically and epistemologically aligned with the empirical research tradition out of its perception of the need to validate its theory and methods within the prevailing framework. Art therapists, however, find that their affinities for research and practice do not lie within such a rigid, quantitative framework. Therefore, 9 cultures of inquiry indicating a diversity of research philosophies and paradigms are outlined. These are phenomenological, heuristic, hermeneutic, ethnographic, and empirical/analytical studies; and action, comparative/historical, theoretical, and evaluation research. These types of investigations will enable art therapists to preserve their natural tendencies to work intuitively and metaphorically and not sacrifice those qualities in the interests of scientific rigor.

Note: cultures of inquiry for diversity in art therapy research philosophies & paradigms

Keyword(s): Art therapy; experimentation ; philosophies

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