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Moving From Practitioner to Researching Professional

Shifts of Identity

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Transformative Doctoral Research Practices for Professionals

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching ((CIFL))

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This chapter considers models for the transition of professional doctorate students from practitioner to researcher, examining the process of synthesising different perspectives and identities and exploring some of the conflicts that can arise when theory challenges practice.

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  1. Denise Whalley
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  1. University of Cambridge, UK

    Pamela Burnard

  2. University of Cambridge, UK

    Tatjana Dragovic

  3. University of Cambridge, UK

    Julia Flutter

  4. University of Cambridge, UK

    Julie Alderton

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Whalley, D. (2016). Moving From Practitioner to Researching Professional. In: Burnard, P., Dragovic, T., Flutter, J., Alderton, J. (eds) Transformative Doctoral Research Practices for Professionals. Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-630-9_8

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