ABSTRACT
In this part of the book, we report the results of a series of interviews with more than 30 practitioners and researchers specifically focused on the relationship between theory and practice in the domain of OA. In this chapter, we describe the methods we followed in undertaking our interviews, and we go on to discuss how our participants kept up to date on their work, and how they regarded theory. In the chapter that follows, we continue our analysis of the interviews, looking at the value interviewees place on theory, the challenges associated with engaging with theory, and perceptions of the theory-practice gap (and how it might be bridged).
