ABSTRACT

This book has been written specifically for postgraduate students carrying out small-scale research projects in and around their work environments and for those undertaking research projects as part of their higher education courses. The book will also be useful to teachers, tutors, lecturers and trainers who want to use the concept of practitioner-based enquiry to enquire into their own institutional practices, and produce reports which can be submitted for academic credits leading to the award of certificates and degrees from universities and other professional bodies.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|14 pages

What is Practitioner-Based Enquiry?

chapter 3|28 pages

Opening the Tool Bag

Proactive Behaviour in Planning an Enquiry

chapter 4|53 pages

'Ologies and Analogies

Tuning the Mind to Research Design

chapter 5|38 pages

Contriving Methodology

Bringing Unity to Knowing and Doing in Research Activity

chapter 7|21 pages

Making a Difference

Using PBE to Influence Policy and Practice