Practice-based research

Practice based research

Rigor and Practice-based Research

Rigor is one of the cornerstones of high-quality academic research. For example, the UK Research Assessment Exercise 2008 (RAE) describes the highest grade of research as possessing " quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance, and rigour. " 1 This paper addresses the criterion of rigor in the context of so-called practice-based research in design. It is the autho...

The theory-practice gap in nursing: from research-based practice to practitioner-based research.

The aim of nursing research is generally agreed to be the generation of knowledge, and whilst this is a relevant aim in theory-based disciplines such as sociology, the primary concern of nursing is with practice. Using examples drawn mainly from the field of mental health, it will be argued in this paper that the application of generalizable, research-based knowledge to individual, unique, pers...

Youth Mentoring: Improving Programmes Through Research-Based Practice Youth Mentoring: Improving Programmes Through Research-Based Practice

Despite growing interest in youth mentoring interventions, the base of evidence on which programme and policy decisions are made remains curiously thin. In this article, the evaluation literature is reviewed and areas that merit additional research are identified. Recent programme evaluations have shed important tight onto some of the factors that increase the effectiveness of interventions. No...

Evidence-based practice habits: transforming research into bedside practice.

ctions speak louder than words. If that statement is true clinically, it could be said that nursing practice is more connected to tradition than it is evidence based. Many common practices in critical care nursing continue today despite clear and reliable research that contradicts them. The barriers to research implementation that were identified 3 decades ago—lack of time, insufficient adminis...