Doing Qualitative Research on Practice

Abstract

Qualitative research is a way of looking at the world and a constellation of approaches used to generate knowledge about the human world. In this book we focus on a particular aspect of that world: practice. We define practice as 'the enactment of the role of a profession or occupational group in serving or contributing to society' (Higgs, McAllister, & Whiteford, 2009). This definition is intentionally broad to give scope to the chapters that follow and to be inclusive of many occupations, both recognised professions and other fields of work where the occupation's community contribution transcends the boundaries of traditional professions terminology. The goal of this chapter is to explore the nature of practice, to provide the context for the book and consider the implications of this context for qualitative research which is itself a practice.

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