Researching Post-Compulsory Education [Paperback]

Practitioners in the further education sector need to develop confidence in their own research practices and establish recognition within higher education of practitioner research in further education. This book will help staff in this sector to develop their professional practice through their research.

1) Introduction2) Overview of small-scale research evaluation of change management3) Principle One - Read up on Change Processes and Impact of Research4) Principle Two - Determine you Audience and Purpose5) Principle Three - Focus your Question6) Principle Four - Get the Method and Timing Right7) Principle Five - Be Sensitive to the ethics and politics of data collection8) Principle Six - Be Critical in writing and disseminating your findings9) Principle Seven - Evaluate the impact of your change management research