This is an ideal text for the growing number of practitioners working in health, education, and social care who are undertaking research. Authors Mark Fox, Gillian Green, and Peter Martin provide the perfect introduction to why practitioners are in the unique position to conduct research that actually improves professional practice. The authors cover in detail the range of skills and techniques necessary to make a successful start to the process of becoming an effective practitioner researcher.

Doing Practitioner Research focuses on helping practitioners conduct research in their own organizations, and attention is given to the best methods for doing this effectively and sensitively. The authors also attend to the theoretical, political, and organizational context of doing research, as well as addressing the ethical and practical issues of undertaking research.

This book will be essential reading for those professionals/practitioners engaged in research in their own organization or undertaking a post–graduate qualification in Health, Social Care, or Education.