Doing Work Based Research
Approaches to Enquiry for Insider-Researchers
- Carol Costley - University of Middlesex
- Geoffrey C Elliott - University of Worcester, UK
- Paul Gibbs - University of Middlesex
With the growth of practitioner research, this book leads the way by addressing key issues faced by 'insider researchers' – those doing research projects in the organizations and communities in which they themselves work, or where they are already familiar with the setting.
The authors explore the implications of these research contexts, and discuss approaches and methodologies that researchers in these contexts might adopt, with a particular focus on ethics - one of the key concerns for students undertaking a research project of this type.
This book is for anyone undertaking a research project based on work practice, including postgraduate, undergraduate and doctoral students. Students on work-based programs or modules including education, healthcare and business courses, whose research projects are often undertaken in workplace settings, will find it particularly useful.
Students have found this a useful book especially those who work in a training environment rather than FE college. Our Foundation in Workbased learning have also found it particulalrly useful for their research assignment
This is an informative text. We have decided to recommend this text to students undertaking work based research.
The book provided the students with an overview of methodical and methdological questions and pitfalls when they are about to do research in a setting familiar to them for a number of reasons. For some students the book was inspiring and understandable for others several concepts had to be discussed with professors. I will use the book again at at doctoral introductory course in lifeong learning as essential reading in fall 2010
The only text to date dealing with work-based projects at professional doctorate level.
A helpfull book for our Bachelor students. The chapters with suggestions for discussion are easy to use in a course.
An extremely useful guide for the busy part time student. This text provides our students with a really good guide to viewing the work that they do on an every day basis in academic research terms. Exactly what we required.
For students and practitioners undertaking research in their usual place of work, there is much to consider. Aspects such as researching colleagues have impications which may extend beyond the term of the project. This book explores these sometimes overlooked details.
Easy to read with clear explanations. All degree students will fing it invaluable when completing research assignments/dissertations
This book is written in a very accessible style and brings together the literature on the insider perspective. This is combined with a very common sense approach to the key issues raised when conducting research with your peers and or within your professional sphere of practice.
This book cogently sets out the need for work-based research and its importance to our knowledge-based economy and society. The authors of this text are well known in the field of work-based learning and have brought their combined experience and wisdom together in a text that will engage as well as inform the reader. I like how this book covers work-based research from undergraduate to doctoral level and the use of exemplars from the real world of work-based research will be helpful, informative and reassuring to any practitioner contemplating or doing research in their own workplace. This is a ‘must have’ books for any practitioner, academic or researcher who is doing or has an interest in work-based research .
Dr Ruth Davies, Director of Work Based Doctorate in Professional Practice in Health and Social Care, Swansea University .
