Practitioner research: collaboration and knowledge production

Abstract

Practitioner research has received growing attention across a number of professional fields, including health, social services and education. Supporting the development of practitioner research raises a series of important political questions addressed by the authors: how should projects and initiatives be sponsored; how are research questions best shaped; what arrangements exist for ongoing project support; and how are findings best shared? Drawing on two practitioner research initiatives from New Zealand and Scotland, this article points towards the opportunities and challenges of collaborative knowledge production within practice settings.

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*Pseudonyms are used for CHILDREN 1^s participants.

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Notes on contributors

Neil Lunt

Neil Lunt is Senior Lecturer in Public Sector Policy and Management, in The York Management School, University of York, UK.

Ian Shaw

Ian Shaw is Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK.

Christa Fouché

Christa Fouché is Associate Professor in the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand.