Researching the researcher's own professional context : evaluating the quality of collaboration when researchers form part of the collaboration / Karen Heard-Lauréote, Carina Buckley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heard-Lauréote, Karen, author.

Buckley, Carina, author.

Series:

SAGE Research methods cases.

SAGE Research methods cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Research--Case studies.

Education, Higher.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Case studies.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Research--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2023.

Summary:

This case study is based on research undertaken in 2021 that was prompted by the disruption of COVID-19 in higher education institutions and the subsequent pivot to online learning. The research explored a cross-institutional change project, which was supported and enabled by an agile and matrix-led working environment. The Transformation Academy was a coordinated institutional response to the demand for sustainable learning and teaching to be prepared at pace, requiring 150 university courses and their teaching staff to be readied for delivery in September 2020, leaving a 12-week window of opportunity. The focus of this case study is on the questions that arise when researchers research their workplace-especially when this workplace is a university and the researchers are members of staff within that same staff community. It also seeks to explore some of the practicalities-especially ethical concerns-surrounding workplace research projects and provide some good practice, practical guidance, and advice on how researchers may mitigate some of the risks associated with undertaking such projects. Our essential premise is that the research community should not shy away from workplace research as there are multiple benefits from undertaking such work. However, there are some special considerations to exploring such professional contexts and a considered approach to implications and adequate provision to mitigate is required.

Contents:

Learning Outcomes Project Overview and Context Research Design Research Practicalities Method in Action Practical Lessons Learned Conclusion Classroom Discussion Questions Multiple-Choice Quiz Questions Further Reading References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5296-2743-5

9781529627435

OCLC:

1369931708