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The following chapter provides a useful contrast to the previous chapters as it focuses on the client’s rather than the practitioner’s perspective. This book has argued the case for developing practitioner research. In the first section it was noted that practitioner research appears to be about improvement. This raises the question of improvement for whom and under what circumstances. Clearly, pursuing practitioner research for its own sake may well become a forum for validating professional rhetoric. Indeed, avoiding this is one of the biggest issues confronting many practitioners when they embark on a research project.
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Heyman, B., Huckle, S. (1995). How adults with learning difficulties and their informal carers perceive professional practice. In: Reed, J., Procter, S. (eds) Practitioner Research in Health Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6627-8_10
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