Practitioner Research

Professor Ian Shaw (University of York) interviewed by Rhoda MacRae (IRISS) 24th February 2009 about practitioner research. Ian was in the process of evaluating the initiative taken by Children 1st and the Glasgow School of Social Work to develop a practitioner research programme.

http://www.york.ac.uk/spsw/staff/ian-shaw/

Summary of a literature review undertaken to establish the context for practitioner research and its impact on practice through identifying practitioner research carried out in a social services context. The review formed part of an evaluation into the initiative taken by Children 1st and the Glasgow School of Social Work to develop a practitioner research programme. The evaluation was commissioned by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) with funding from the Scottish Government's Changing Lives Fund.

Blog of the Practitioner Research and Older People's Support (PROP) project, an initiative which aims to improve care for older people through research and knowledge exchange.