ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part 1 Visualisation as a method of enquiry and reporting
part |2 pages
Part 2 Conversation as a method of enquiry and reporting
chapter 4|19 pages
Towards an understanding of autism: an outsider’s attempt to get inside
chapter 6|18 pages
Communicative practices in a classroom for children with severe and profound learning difficulties
part |2 pages
Part 3 Fictional writing as a method of enquiry and reporting
part |2 pages
Part 4 Reflecting on innovation and quality in practitioner research