This section
contains 21 case studies of completed research degrees in art
and design. In some cases these have been constructed from the
original documents that accompanied the research process - the
original proposal, transfer papers, the final thesis and accompanying
illustrations – in other cases they have been reconstructed
in summary form following completion. Several of the case studies
include the student’s reflections on the experience of research
degree study.
The intention
in presenting these examples here is to focus attention on the
structure and process of research, rather than content alone.
There is therefore a degree of consistency in the way the examples
are presented, which should facilitate comparison, though of course
there is a certain amount of individual variation as is necessitated
by the specialised nature of the projects.