Particpatory action research and the development of critical creativity: a "natural" combination?

This paper focuses on the research strategy that the author employed during doctoral studies. An overarching framework of Action Research (AR) was used in the development of a complementary approach to creative studies. At the time of the studies AR seemed to be a "natural" choice and the author was not overly concerned with exploring why that was the case. However, she recognises the value of contemplating the appropriateness of research strategy and, in this paper, reflects on some of the parallel strands implicit in AR and in "critical creativity" that she now realises served to enrich the overall research process.