Synthesizing Research and Practice
Using the Action Research Approach in Health Care Settings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11196892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Bate (University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 478-493 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9515.00205 |
| OpenAlex | W2139772303 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
The traditional dichotomy between research and practice invariably results in having to make difficult choices between the two, or trying to balance them in some way in order to keep both academic and corporate ‘sponsors’ happy. The real challenge is not so much balancing the two as achieving a closer fusion and synthesis between them. The action research model offers one such way forward in this regard, being better placed than either the ‘applied research’ model or the ‘consultancy’ model to realize the synergies and complementarities between research and practice. Action research is a mutual learning process within which people work together to discover what the issues are, why they exist, and how they might be addressed. Over time there is a blurring of the traditional roles of practitioner and researcher, the former becoming ‘researching practitioners’, the latter ‘practising researchers’. The different phases of the action research model are illustrated using data from NHS case studies and relevant literature. Although the focus is upon how an organizational anthropologist would use the model, the suggestion is that it commends itself to a much broader constituency of social scientists and qualitative researchers working in the social and public policy arenas, and hence merits further investigation by all of these
Action (physics · Action research · Balance (ability · Business · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Order (exchange · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Psychology
Challenges facing online research
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Development of an information source for patients and the public about general practice services
Embedding researchers into organisations
Development and Evaluation of a Preceptor Education Program Based on the One-Minute Preceptor Model
Action research for multi-level facilitation of improvement in health and social care
Where next for policy evaluation? Insights from researching National Health Service modernisation
Studying Health Care “Quality” Qualitatively
The Role of Action Research in the Investigation and Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |