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JRP Submission ID#169
Title: Work-Based Research in a Large Organisation: The Transformation From Change Agent to Researcher
Category: Main Article
Submitted: May 19, 2009
Size: About 8,200 words
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a reflective case study of my research journey based on experiences that occurred while completing a PhD within a work-based learning program at a large Australian university. A program designed to encourage university staff to become researchers by investigating their own workplace is at the centre of the paper and provides the context for the research.
The case study approach allows the many twists and turns in the project to be explored along with how they impacted on the research and my development as a researcher. The research occurs in an organisational context so the paper also considers some of the broader political and ethical implications which arose.
This work-based research program placed me in the role of an "insider researcher" and in this capacity I experienced tensions between my duty to communicate the research findings, which were at times critical of the sponsoring organisation, and the expectation to adhere to the organisational strategic plan. It reflects on how my role evolved from that of a "change agent" to a researcher and recounts the complexity and unpredictability of carrying out research on an on-going project. The findings are pertinent to other researchers operating in organisations or involved in work-based learning (WBL) programs.
Title: Work-Based Research in a Large Organisation: The Transformation From Change Agent to Researcher
Category: Main Article
Submitted: May 19, 2009
Size: About 8,200 words
ABSTRACT
This paper presents a reflective case study of my research journey based on experiences that occurred while completing a PhD within a work-based learning program at a large Australian university. A program designed to encourage university staff to become researchers by investigating their own workplace is at the centre of the paper and provides the context for the research.
The case study approach allows the many twists and turns in the project to be explored along with how they impacted on the research and my development as a researcher. The research occurs in an organisational context so the paper also considers some of the broader political and ethical implications which arose.
This work-based research program placed me in the role of an "insider researcher" and in this capacity I experienced tensions between my duty to communicate the research findings, which were at times critical of the sponsoring organisation, and the expectation to adhere to the organisational strategic plan. It reflects on how my role evolved from that of a "change agent" to a researcher and recounts the complexity and unpredictability of carrying out research on an on-going project. The findings are pertinent to other researchers operating in organisations or involved in work-based learning (WBL) programs.
Keywords: methodology; action research; action learning, organisational learning; insider research; work-based learning; WBL
EXCERPTS
The last few sections in the article are titled:
Critical reflection on the case study
Insider research in modern organisations
Methodological issues for insider research
Tensions in organisational research
Tensions for researchers
Insider research in modern organisations
Methodological issues for insider research
Tensions in organisational research
Tensions for researchers
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