Supporting practitioner research in speech and language therapy

Abstract

This paper discusses the characteristics of action research and promotes its potential for speech and language therapists. Action research is an approach which involves the practitioner and has as its purpose the improvement of practice. Small-scale studies by practitioners can be used to examine practical applications and implications of larger-scale studies. A group of therapists, motivated by a wish to investigate their own practice, proposed the development of a group to support their work, facilitated by the author. © 1998 Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.