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...researcher collate and analyse information? What are the best methods of investigating/examining a question?... Introduction to practitioner research Why is practitioner research important? Choosing a Research Question All research starts with a question or problem Methodology How should practitioners approach their work? Working with specific groups of people What...

...researching professional...The comments from other PD students might give you insight into how they approached these areas. As you read the sections make a note of any actions and add them to your Researching Professional Development Plan. You can then discuss your action plan with your supervisor and revisit it at the end of the PD year. The literature review What others...

...research questions is discussed in relation to health and social care. However, the issues considered have relevance to research in other public policy and service arenas...‘Community collaboration is the cornerstone of EDI in research’ (Texas Centre for Equity Promotion). When setting out to formulate a research question, researchers are working to at least two...

...researcher, explores the ethics of planning, carrying out and reporting research which involves human participants. It will sensitise you to issues that a researcher should consider to support ethical and well-justified decision-making. A wide variety of research scenarios will be used to stimulate individual reflection and discussion on the course forum, participation in...

...research journey...‘The emancipatory research paradigm must be seen not in terms of one single project or projects but as a process’ (Barnes, 2001). Barnes (2001) is talking about a particular research method, but his message applies to the wider research field if we wish to be equal, diverse and inclusive. It is perhaps unsurprising that a research approach that...

...Research page is intended to inspire conversations amongst researchers (postgraduate, emerging and established) and their research teams. It contributes towards accomplishing The Open University’s mission of embodying Higher Education as open to people, places, methods and ideas. The pages drawn together here are designed to cultivate research cultures that value...