Doing Practitioner Research Differently

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Psychology Press, 2001 - Education - 196 pages
Doing Practitioner Research Differently encourages those embarking on practitioner research to consider the validity of innovative methods and styles of reporting. The book looks at three methods of enquiry and reporting - visualisation, conversation and fictional writing.
Using practitioners' own accounts and research reports as case studies, this book explores the reasons why some practitioners reject the traditional research methods. It looks at the challenges faced by these practitioners and the conditions in higher education that encourage or inhibit innovative practitioner research. The case studies used illustrate that there are modes of enquiry and reporting that can foster the development of professional thinking and practice.
 

Contents

Children with special needs teachers with special needs
13
Visualisation in research and data analysis 17
27
an outsiders attempt
49
Perceptions of purpose for childrens writing 89
68
Communicative practices in a classroom for children with
81
PART 3
99
Not a perfect offering
121
PART 4
141
New thinking for new practices
160
Keeping moving
174
99
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