Appreciating Practice in the Caring Professions: Re-focusing Professional Research and Development - Softcover

Fish PhD MA MEd BA(Hons) Dip Ed, Della

 
9780750630016: Appreciating Practice in the Caring Professions: Re-focusing Professional Research and Development

Synopsis

It is unique in its approach but is completely in tune with what is happening in practice and in education. It calls for fundamental changes to the process of professional development, proposes a new research paradigm and demonstrates how practitioners can conduct rigorous and reputable research from within their daily activities.

* Helps readers to understand their own practice better and to refine it.
* Encourages readers to look beyond scientific and even social science research to more appropriate ways of enquiring into the artistry of their own practice
* Shows how professionals can quickly learn to conduct reflective practitioner research which is properly critical

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