Becoming a Practitioner Researcher

Employing a Gestalt approach that places investigators in the center of their own practice, this is an indispensable guide for anyone undertaking inquiries in complex or changing organizational settings. Aiming to build a picture of awareness by prioritizing how people perceive, feel, and act, this resource provides entries within an ongoing practitioner-research journal throughout the text. Mini case studies to help clarify key points, as well as three extended case studies designed to illuminate the real-life drama of being a researcher are also included.

Auteur

Paul Barber is Academic Advisor for the Metanoia Institute's 'Doctorate in Psychotherapy by Professional Studies' and 'Doctorate in Psychotherapy by Public Works' programmes. He is also a Visiting Professor (Gestalt in research and organisations) at Middlesex University's Institute for Work Based Learning, a Fellow of the Roffey Park Institute and a Visiting Professor in Psychotherapy at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He is also Associate Editor of the British Gestalt Journal. He can be contacted by email at gestaltinaction@msn.com or on his website www.gestaltinaction.com.