Practice: searching and re/searching
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Cartmel, Jennifer
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2015
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Searching and re/searching describes processes which individuals undertake to satisfy
their curiosity about something of which they want to know to more. This state
of curiosity is no less important in the field of playwork practice as practitioners
and academics seek to uncover the understandings about the circumstances of their
discipline and how it interacts with the wider landscape of social being. What makes
this curiosity change from searching to researching is the use of a systematic approach.
Researching is an iterative activity that embraces methodologies that structure the
gathering of knowledge. These insights can ...
View more >Searching and re/searching describes processes which individuals undertake to satisfy their curiosity about something of which they want to know to more. This state of curiosity is no less important in the field of playwork practice as practitioners and academics seek to uncover the understandings about the circumstances of their discipline and how it interacts with the wider landscape of social being. What makes this curiosity change from searching to researching is the use of a systematic approach. Researching is an iterative activity that embraces methodologies that structure the gathering of knowledge. These insights can be used in a number of ways including deepening understandings for practitioners or helping to advocate with policymakers or funding bodies.
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View more >Searching and re/searching describes processes which individuals undertake to satisfy their curiosity about something of which they want to know to more. This state of curiosity is no less important in the field of playwork practice as practitioners and academics seek to uncover the understandings about the circumstances of their discipline and how it interacts with the wider landscape of social being. What makes this curiosity change from searching to researching is the use of a systematic approach. Researching is an iterative activity that embraces methodologies that structure the gathering of knowledge. These insights can be used in a number of ways including deepening understandings for practitioners or helping to advocate with policymakers or funding bodies.
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Journal Title
Journal of Playwork Practice
Volume
2
Issue
2
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© 2015 The Policy Press. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Journal of Playwork Practice. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Practice: searching and re/searching, Volume 2, Number 2, November 2015, pp. 173-204 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1332/205316215X14454219111255
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Learning Sciences
Social Work