Practice-Based Research: Tracking Creative Creatures in a Research Context/Praktykgebaseerde Navorsing: Op die Spoor van Kreatiewe Kreature in 'N Navorsingskonteks (Essay‪)‬

Abstract This article explores the concept of practice-based research as a viable research avenue for academics in creative disciplines with a view to contextua/ise the importance of research for ail acadernics, including those in creative disciplines; investigate a framework for defining practice-based research; extrapolate existing models and methods of practice-based research from the literature; develop a plausible working strategy for practicebased research; and finally determine the extent to which the "Tracking creative creatures" project complies with the requirements of practice-based research. While practice-based research is fairly well represented in the literature, the peculiar characteristics of creative work require a reconceptualisation of how research imperatives are satisfied in practice-based research. Practical outputs as embodied research, the importance of the creative process and its reflective documentation and collaborative strategies in creative projects emerged as salient issues.