Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice by Patricia Leavy offers a comprehensive guide to the diverse genres within arts-based research (ABR). This third edition, updated and expanded since its award-winning debut, introduces readers to narrative inquiry, fiction-based research, poetry, music, dance, theatre, film, and visual art. Each chapter delves into how these techniques were developed, explores their methodological variations, and highlights the types of research questions they can address. The book also features diverse sample studies for each genre and includes checklists and practical advice to help researchers integrate ABR into their work.

New to this edition are additional ABR practices such as concrete research poetry, musically enhanced narrative inquiry, community music projects, musical spoken word, scored transcripts, comics/graphic novels, wordless narrative research, and installation art. The text also covers discussions on research design, collaborative ABR, and strategies for overcoming common challenges in ABR. With its extensive coverage and practical insights, this book is an ideal resource for students and researchers across multiple disciplines looking to explore the innovative potential of arts-based methods.