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.
An excellent, easy to read and very practical text for students and health care practitioners who are contemplating undertaking research in their own work place environment.
Considering the effects of being the researcher from the "inside" is well constructed within the text and will enable researchers to be reflexive in facing the many challenges such research can bring.
Serious and well-written for practice-based researchers
A really good text for part-time MBA students researching within their employing organizations. Covers some key issues in a lively and accessible way without being superficial.
