The Aesthetic in Practice with particular reference to play and poetics

Alan George

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Abstract - (90kb)

Part A
Prelude to Part A - (88kb)
Chapter 1 Introduction - (1MB)
Chapter 2 The inquiring ‘I’ - (3.3MB)
Chapter 3 A theoretical framework - (3.6MB)
Chapter 4 Inquiry methods - (2.5MB)

Part B – The Aesthetic in Practice
Interlude Part A to Part B - (72kb)
Chapter 5 What is my developing aesthetic in practice? - (171kb)
Chapter 6 How does working in this way influence others? - (190kb)
Chapter 7 The intrinsic aesthetic in practice - (1.5MB)
Chapter 8 The expressive aesthetic in practice - (484kb)

Part C – Action Research, Play and Poetics 
Interlude Part B to Part C - (66kb)
Chapter 9 Action research in Silver Street-2 - (657kb)
Chapter 10 Play in practice - (451kb)
Chapter 11 Poetics in practice - (2MB)
Chapter 12 Silver Street-2, Where has all this got us?  - (136kb)

Part D – Making a difference 
Interlude Part C to Part D - (61kb)
Chapter 13 The news of difference in Silver Street-3 - (3MB)
Chapter 14 Conclusion and Coda  - (2MB)

Meta-commentary  - (206kb)

References - (108kb)

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