Characteristics of Practitioner Research
Any application of this kind of investigation is considered an unusual idea in the world of formal study in which most practitioners experience research as something outsiders do, not as something self-initiated. A shift in outlook is produced when research is experienced as local, relevant, and under a practitioner's own control. Further, as Atkin (1991) suggests:
A feature that distinguishes this type of investigation sharply from conventional research is that the researcher … becomes a different professional as the research process unfolds, and as a result of it. His or her practices are modified continually because of the inquiry. (p. 9)
In addition, for a professional engaged in interpretive practitioner ...
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