Practice-informed research: An alternative paradigm for scholastic enquiry in the built environment

Chynoweth, P

Abstract

This paper introduces the concept of practice-informed research. It offers this as an alternative approach to scholarship that has the potential to increase the relevance of research within universities, and to generate an increased level of dialogue between academics and practitioners. The article demonstrates the long academic pedigree of the proposed approach through an examination of established theoretical perspectives. It seeks to encourage debate about the legitimacy of academic research in a vocational subject area, and to encourage the adoption of a greater breadth of research approaches within the built environment subject area.

Citation

Chynoweth, P. (2013). Practice-informed research: An alternative paradigm for scholastic enquiry in the built environment. Property Management, 31(5), 435-452. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-04-2013-0028

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Oct 14, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 14, 2013
• Journal: Property Management
• Print ISSN: 0263-7472
• Publisher: Emerald
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 435-452
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-04-2013-0028
• Keywords: Mode 2, phronesis, practitioner research, practice-based research, practice-led research, relevance gap, research-practice divide, tacit knowledge, techne.
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PM-04-2013-0028
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