Research in practice – promoting a research agenda for career practitioners
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Research in practice – promoting a research
agenda for career practitioners
Dr Lyn Barham and Dr Liz Bradleyboth recent part-time doctoral students
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Research is:-An attempt to find things out-Planned and purposeful
-It is not:-‘Just’ monitoring or counting
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Research paradigms:Positivist; realist; hypothesis-testing-Often using quantitative methods
Interpretive; exploratory-Mostly using qualitative methods
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Social/educational research approaches:Action researchCase studyEthnography‘Open’ interview stylesLife story & narrative(amongst other approaches)
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‘Anyone’ can do research
How to do it in a way that is useful and credible?
✔ Formulate good research questions and design appropriate research.✔ Collect data using suitable methods.✔ Analyze qualitative and/or quantitative data using justifiable methods.✔ Critically evaluate your own research and that of other people.
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Over 50s Outreach Pilot: qualitative research 3.12 Summary: Best practice and lessons learned•Marketing methods that more successfully raised awareness and stimulated interest among the target
group included newspaper advertisements and radio advertising.•Marketing and outreach that targeted the over 50s interested in work was more effective than general
advertising and outreach approaches.•Themed events specifically aimed at people looking for work, training or volunteer opportunities and small
group workshops and discussion groups were identified as the most effective outreach approaches.•Information and advice delivered one to one basis, together with direct access to job vacancies produced
the most effective customer engagement.•Outreach methods which encouraged links with Age Positive employers worked well at engaging the more
job ready.•Meeting individuals over the age of 50 on their own territory and in neutral and accessible venues was
highlighted as an important factor for engaging this group.•Using older people as outreach workers worked well in helping to build trust and break down customer
barriers.•Outreach approaches based on face-to-face contact and which encouraged a more personalised service
were deemed to have worked well in engaging the over 50s.•Practical assistance, including ‘meet and greet’ services, mentoring and hand- holding services were much
appreciated by customers over the age of 50.
Jones, G. and Griffiths, R. (2006). Department for Work and Pensions Research Report No 401
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Taken-for-granted assumptions and Professionalism in IAG Practice
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Findings
Reflective Practice and Self-reflectionInability or lack of capacity to reflectTools and/or processesTimeFearProfessional stance
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Professional practice
‘who would make a better subject than a researcher consumed by wanting to figure it all out?’ (Ellis, 1991, p. 30)Heuristic research ‘brings to the fore the personal experience and insights of the researcher’ (Patton, 2002, p.107). "by becoming researchers in their own right, they could also be strengthening their effective and reflective practice" (Collin, 2000, p.41)
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‘Experiencing change in career guidance practice: two stories’‘The intention of this research was to represent accurately two stories about how individual practitioners have coped with change and transformation. Whilst there is no imperative to compare and contrast the stories, there are nevertheless some similarities – and some differences’
‘Their stories … have illuminated transformations in the profession for this writer.’
Mulvey, R. (2006) in Constructing the Future:Transforming Career Guidance (ICG)
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Using research
What do you want to find out?
Statistical informationEmpirical evidenceTheoretical perspectives
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Locating research findings
Reports, including government websitesBooksAcademic literatureNewsletters and magazinesProfessional places: CDI, AGCAS, iCeGS, NICECGoogle Scholar (advanced search)
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CDI support
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Getting involved with research yourself
Practitioner researchEmployer-sponsored projectsParticipant in larger studiesSmall-scale fundingAssociation with a research groupPostgraduate/master’s programme
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CDI – supporting research and practice
What would be helpful to members?-A Community of Interest-A LinkedIn group-Other ‘virtual’ activities-Other ideas?
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CDI – developing research to support practice
Should CDI have its own research agenda?If so, what are key elements?
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CDI – Research in Practice workshop
THANK YOU!
[email protected]@uclan.ac.uk
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