Shaw, Ian Frank orcid.org/0000-0001-6917-7574 and Lunt, Neil orcid.org/0000-0002-4501-1999 (2018) Forms of Practitioner Research. British Journal of Social Work. pp. 141-157. ISSN 1468-263X
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to draw on evidence to identify distinctions within those forms of research which are to significant degrees practitioner engaged. The research review on which this is based took place in the fields of health, social care and social work. We suggest there are different forms of practitioner research, and that using a blanket term for all instances of such inquiry may confuse rather than enlighten. Drawing from the data we characterize these as ‘practitioner-led’ and ‘academic partnership’ research. We set out a range of distinctions with regard to the occupational roles of researchers, research relationships, writing relationships, the focus of the research questions and problems, research methodology, the extent to which benefits and utilisation are addressed, and the writing ‘voice’ in published outputs. We conclude that the policy and practice implications ought not to be cast in stone through any regulatory framework, but should be seen as implying a flexible and enabling reference point. Practitioner research should not be petrified in ways that suit the dominant identity of this or that professional community.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Practitioner research,practice research |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2017 13:45 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 01:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx024 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjsw/bcx024 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116825 |
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