Resources
This section contains resources related to the practitioner research method.
Textbooks bibliography
Sheikhattari, P., Wright, M.T., Silver, G., Van der Donk, C., & Van Lanen, B. (2022). Practitioner Research for Social Work, Nursing, and the Health Professions. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Kleba, M.E., Van der Donk, C., Van Lanen, B., & Wright, M.T. (2023). Pesquisa Integrada à Prática nos Campos da Saúde e da Assistência Social. Appris editora.
Van der Donk, C., & Van Lanen, B. (2009; 2012; 2016; 2020). Praktijkonderzoek in de school. Uitgeverij Coutinho.
Van der Donk, C., & Van Lanen, B. (2011; 2015; 2019). Praktijkonderzoek in zorg en welzijn. Uitgeverij Coutinho.
Van der Donk, C., Van Lanen, B., & Wright, M.T. (2014). Praxisforschung im Sozial- und Gesundheitswesen. Hogrefe Verlag (ehem. Verlag Hans Huber).
Textbooks reviews
Nigel Horner (2023). Book Review: Practitioner Research for Social Work, Nursing and the Health Professions. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(7), 3540–3542.
Epstein, I. (2023). Book Review: Practitioner research for social work, nursing and the health professions. Journal of Social Work, 23(2), 404-407.
Publications
Van der Donk, C., & van Lanen, B. (2018). Practitioner research in the practice and education of healthcare professionals in the Netherlands. Texto & Contexto – Enfermagem, 27
Wright, M.T., Van der Donk, C., & Van Lanen, B. (2017). Chapter D3 Partizipative Forschung für die Soziale Arbeit in der Psychiatrie. In: Bischkopf, J., Deimel, D., Walther, C. & Zimmermann, R.-B. (Hg.). Soziale Arbeit in der Psychiatrie, 458-470. Psychiatrie Verlag.
Van der Donk, Cyrilla & Kuijer, Wietske. (2015). Practitioner research to promote practice development. The continued development of a multidisciplinary learning environment within a neurorehabilitation care environment for older persons by means of practitioner research. International Practice Development Journal. 5. 1-14.
Presentations
Dr. Payam Sheikhattari presented the 7 Steps of the Practitioner Research Method on April 17, 2024 during an ICTR event titled Exploring Innovative Models for Collaborative Impact: Community-Academia Partnerships & Practitioner Research.
On April 1, 2024, drs. Bas van Lanen gave a keynote speech at an ESWRA online seminar on Mutual learning in Social Work education with practitioner research. The handouts from this keynote can be found here.
Maria Elisabeth Lisa Kleba has launched the Brazilian Portuguese Practitioner Research textbook at Congresso Brasileiro dos Conselhos de Enfermagem [Brazilian Congress of Nursing Councils] (CBCENF) 2023. The largest annual nursing event in Latin America.
Tools
A framework for assessing the quality of practitioner research in Social Work, Nursing, and the Health Professions.
A Framework for Institutions of Social Work, Nursing, and Health Education to explore learning opportunities from (aspiring) practitioners and their research projects.