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.
A pragmatic and realistic approach to undertaking research with a particularly useful exploration of the ethical issues.
This text has already been installed in the library. It is very helpful for the work-based students we have and will be especially useful for our MSc in HRM for part-time students, who have to do undertake organisational research leading to a dissertation.
A detailed and accessible text with a clear layout. The 'Discussion Questions' at the end of each chapter provide helpful pointers for further study.
Good text for Ma Management students given the need for more evidenced based research
This is a substantial resource for both novice and experienced insider researchers. It goves good pointers and raises key challenges for those who wish to research the ground within which they stand.
Excellent book, ideal for my module - an integrated work experience module.
Adopted now as essential reading on the module descriptor and will help students put their work context into an academic format.
The book is especially useful for those students who want to present the case of the company they are currently working for. I also recommend the book for those who want to write their bachelor thesis about a topic which is related with the company they have been working for.
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.
A very well structured manual about a recent research methodology in use, work based research. Although there are some researchers that do not consider this type of research as valid scientifically, the number of field studies has been increasing in the last years. The manual presents some key topics to take into account when doing this type of research, such as ethics, privilege, power and politics. Important and relevant references are included.
As the majority of education students conduct small scale research within their own teaching context, this text could become very sought after. It discusses most key they should consider - from the original concept of the project through to the final write up. The section on methods of disseminating information is a little too brief however, perhaps the publication would benefit from including elements such as preparing an academic poster which would probably be the most frequent method most work based researchers use to present their findings.
