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Natalia Balyasnikova applies Collaborative Creative Inquiry (CCI) in her research and practice of teaching older adults. As a researcher, she has used CCI as a methodology for the recent project on the impact of ageism and linguicism on learning experiences of immigrant older adults and for an ongoing project of using poetry to map the intertwined nature of learning and migration of older adults experiencing precarity. As a volunteer with a number of immigrant-serving organizations, Natalia uses CCI as a curriculum-building framework.
"Tapestry of Tales" is Natalia's arts-based research project that combines the art of biographical storytelling with the joy of language learning. Specifically tailored for older immigrants, it weaves together personal narratives and language acquisition, creating a rich tapestry of cultural exchange and fostering meaningful connections within diverse communities.
Yecid Ortega engages CCI through community arts-based research by looking at alternative forms of inquiry to understand our role in society through creativity and collaboration. His ongoing project of Ethnographies of the Diver[city] explores how the languages, cultures and lived experiences of communities are displayed in the multi/semiotic landscapes.
Using a sound walking methodology (SWM), Yecid Ortega seeks to create conscious awareness about the languages and cultures that inhabit the cities. From a pluriversal politics epistemological stance cities are not concrete monoliths but sentient beings in which communities celebrate their diverse identities. More information:
Melanie Wong engages in CCI through her work with K-12 educators by building their capacity to consider how they can use CCI to engage their students in artful inquiry. She also uses CCI in her research with K-12 English Language Learners to better understand their lived experiences in technology-enhanced classrooms.
Melanie’s ethnographic case study research explores the learning experiences of grade 4 students in an online technology-enhanced classroom. She has incorporated opportunities during focus group interviews with student participants to engage in Collaborative Creative Inquiry. This research extends on Melanie’s continued research in technology-enhanced classrooms.
Meghan Kumar uses CCI in research on improving equity in health systems. She is currently working on integrating creative methods into health economics to better understand values of different population groups. Ongoing work on social participation in health for LGBTQ* communities in Asia will also utilise these methods to look at the individual and societal values related to transgender identities and access to gender-affirming care under universal health coverage.
Meghan's collaborative creative inquiry project aims to integrate participatory and economic evaluation approaches in global health. By doing so, Meghan addresses limitations in current practices. This integration prioritizes economic considerations in patient treatment adherence, centring service users and driving equity in high-quality healthcare. Additionally, it generates context-specific and applied evaluation outputs, meeting policymakers' demand for locally relevant evidence. Lastly, by responding to the complexity of system-level interventions, Meghan strives to achieve meaningful universal health coverage and address structural barriers to equity.
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Artem Research Collective. (2024). Collaborative creative inquiry: An arts-informed approach to transdisciplinary research. The Qualitative Report, 29(10), 2826–2847. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2024.7248
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