The need to plan and carry out research is no longer an issue just for scholars in universities. Increasing numbers of practitioners - teachers, social workers, nurses, etc - are doing practical research in their workplace and need to learn how to do research effectively.

This book provides an introduction for anybody who wants to improve their professional practice through research. Whether you want to bring about a change in your organization, get a better understanding of your profession, or just become more aware of the way that you work and its effects, this book will give you the means to do it.

Divya Jindal-Snape explains the benefits of practitioner research and helps readers to become researchers themselves. She includes stories and tips from real practitioner researchers from a variety of backgrounds to help bring the methods she describes to life. Topics include:

- Why do practitioner research?

- How do I design a research project?

- How do I collect information?

- How do I interpret information?

- How do I deal with the ethics of my research?

- How do I write a research report?

The book is suitable for readers with no previous experience of research and will appeal to those of all professional backgrounds. It is accompanied by a website including activities, examples of real practitioner research and links to useful websites.