Research circles: a method for developing guidance practices

Helle Merete Nordentoft, Rie Thomsen, Jonas Möller, Kristine Hecksher, Margen Ott

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    Abstract

    It is key challenge to continuously develop guidance practices to meet participants´ needs and demands from policy makers. The European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN) states that the guidance practitioner and citizens/users should be the focus of development of international and national lifelong guidance policies. This paper presents `research circles´ as a way to develop guidance practices through long-term research relationships between practice and research. Research circles support a bottom up approach to policy development just like ELGPN considers to be necessary and required in career guidance development. In the paper we draw on the preliminary findings from an ongoing Nordic project: “The future of career guidance and educational counselling”. Specifically, we explore the career guidance practitioners´ response to research circles as means to professional development. We argue that this practicebased way of organizing research facilitates learning, and potentially, qualifies practice. The collaboration between researchers and practitioners in the research circle fosters a joint venture and an academic perspective on practice, which stimulates practitioners to step out of their habitual pedagogical role and enables them to observe and analyze their own practice. In conclusion, this methodological approach to the development of guidance practices introduces a combination between theory and practice that meets current needs of practice, policy and research.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Publikationsdato2012
    Antal sider2
    StatusUdgivet - 2012
    BegivenhedCareer Guidance for Social Justice, Prosperity and Sustainable Employment - - Mannheim, Tyskland
    Varighed: 3 okt. 20126 okt. 2012

    Konference

    KonferenceCareer Guidance for Social Justice, Prosperity and Sustainable Employment -
    Land/OmrådeTyskland
    ByMannheim
    Periode03/10/201206/10/2012

    Emneord

    • Research circle
    • collaboration
    • practicebased research and development
    • Forskningsmetode
    • Facilitering af videnprocesser

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