Distinctions in Practitioner Research between Professional Practice and Research Practice

Practitioners undertaking research into their professional practice and those involved in evaluating it often struggle to identify distinctions between the under investigation used study it. This paper identifies ten areas of distinction practice. It provides some example questions each categories. These can be adapted for practitioner researchers as both a preparation exercise develop documentation submit with proposals or ethics applications. The starts definition then gives brief history followed by reflections on relationship academic knowledge decolonising research. material this was originally delivered at 7th International Conference Professional Practice Based Doctorates, UKCGE, 25th February 2021 (Simon, 2021).