{"product_id":"the-practitionerresearcher-9780787938802","title":"The PractitionerResearcher","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJarvis does a real service by introducing a new vision of research into the current debates over the nature and mission of the academy.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eContinuing Higher Education Review\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJarvis has managed to bridge the worlds of theory and professional practice in a way that will help each better understand the other.\u003cbr\u003e --Jon Wergin, professor of educational studies, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenuine understanding of any field can only be developed through practice in that field. Peter Jarvis, an internationally known authority in the field of professional adult and continuing education, shows how theories of practice evolve from the practice itself and are unique to each practitioner. Doing professional work gives practitioners many opportunities to question, test, and revise theories taught in graduate programs. Such practice-based research gives rise to personalized theories of practice and also raises new questions for personal exploration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jarvis has successfully eliminated the mystery and fear of conducting academic research in this easy to read book which encourages educators and others to become practitioner-researchers.\" (Pade Informer)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Jarvis does a real service by introducing a new vision of research into the current debates over the nature and mission of the academy.\" (Continuing Higher Education Review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"At last, a window into what it means to 'learn by doing' . . . This is a remarkable book. Jarvis has managed to bridge the worlds of theory and professional practice in a way that will help each better understand the other.\" (Jon Wergin, professor of educational studies, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Peter Jarvis's own extensive biography as scholar and practitioner shows through in this book. His skillful blAnding of theory and practice produces a store of information that can prove useful to professors and practitioners alike, especially when they choose to work together to construct practical knowledge.\" (John M. Peters, professor, University of Tennessee)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNDERSTANDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Practitioner-Researcher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Educating the Practitioner-Researcher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Researching Practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE NATURE OF PRACTICE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Practitioner's Knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Practicing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Reflective Practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e RESEARCH IN PRACTICE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Case Studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Action Research.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Collaborative Research.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Using Documents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Small-Scale Surveys.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRACTICE AND THEORY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Developing a Personal Theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. Theory Reconceptualized.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. From Practice to Theory?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e REFLECTIONS ON THE PRACTITIONER-RESEARCHER.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15. Practitioner Research and the Learning Society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 16. Practitioners' Continuing and Learning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 17. The Universities and the World of the Practitioner-Researcher.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405029220695,"sku":"9780787938802","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-practitionerresearcher-9780787938802","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}