Casing the joint Explorations by the insider‐researcher preparing for work‐based projects

Purpose: The paper aims to explore factors that impinge on the "insider-researcher" (IR) when undertaking a work-based learning project, which will result in the creation of a context analysis framework. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, interpretative approach with the IR as cen...

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Published in:The journal of workplace learning Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 146 - 160
Main Author: Workman, Barbara
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald 01.01.2007
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects:
Academic Advising
Academic staff
Access to Information
Advisors
Beliefs
Bias
Constraints
Contextual analysis
Curricula
Doctoral Dissertations
Ethical dilemmas
Ethics
Ethnography
Focus Groups
Knowledge
Learning
Objectivity
Observation
Participant Observation
Project management
R&D
Research & development
Research and Development
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Researchers
Self study
Student Development
Students
Studies
Supervision
Work
Work environment
Workplace Literacy
Workplaces
ISSN:1366-5626, 1758-7859
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Summary:Purpose: The paper aims to explore factors that impinge on the "insider-researcher" (IR) when undertaking a work-based learning project, which will result in the creation of a context analysis framework. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, interpretative approach with the IR as central to the research process, together with data from students work-based projects, research literature and texts, and an academic advisers' focus group. Findings: Themes of benefits and constraints identified the organisation, the clients and co-workers and the IR benefiting from work-based projects. The positionality and personal attributes of the IR may be a constraint. Of major consideration are ethical issues arising from the project process. Academics' concerns include student supervision, the impact on the IR, and factors affecting change and project processes. Research limitations/implications: A small study constrained by the researcher being central to the data and therefore introducing potential bias to the interpretation. Practical implications: The creation of a context analysis framework as a tool to assist the work-based student, the academic and the workplace in preparing to implement a work-based project. Originality/value: No similar analysis tool has been published. This can contribute significantly to the work-based curriculum. The issues that concern researchers, academic practitioners and work-based students during a work-based project have not been previously investigated. A good practice guide for projects can result from this. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
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ISSN:1366-5626
1758-7859
DOI:10.1108/13665620710735620