The new edition of Playbuilding as Arts-Based Research details how playbuilding (creating an original performative work with a group) as a methodology has developed in qualitative research over the last fifteen years.

Auteur

Joe Norris, Professor Emeritus, Brock University, Canada, is the recipient of the 2015 Tom Barone Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts Based Educational Research from the Arts Based Educational Research SIG of the American Educational Research Association.

Kevin Hobbs, a PhD student at Western University, Canada, received the 2019 ARTS Graduate Research Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Education's Arts SIG.

Mirror Theatre is a participatory theatre company that works in educational and community settings to advance our understanding of social issues through storytelling and improvisation. It is volunteer driven and run by theatre professionals, students, and scholars in education, health care, research, and applied theatre. See www.mirrortheatre.ca.