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| The role of mentors in integrating research and practice | | Author(s) | Juliet MacArthur |
| Journal title | Journal of Integrated Care, vol 22, no 3, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 117-122 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jica.htm |
| Keywords | General hospitals ; Medical workers ; Research ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Coordination ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | This paper aimed to explore the concept of brokerage as a vehicle for integrating research and practice within the mentor role in the Practitioner Research: Older People Programme. The main component was a reflective analysis of the experience of mentoring three practitioners working within an NHS acute hospital environment. Mentors played a key role integrating research into the practitioner's work environment as well as supporting achievement of the programme objectives. Personal reflection highlighted four components: being a research advisor; supporting the practitioner; quality assuring the process; and championing practitioner research. A key element linking each of these components was that of being a knowledge broker, which accorded with the concept of 'boundary spanning', whereby the practitioners fulfilled a new role of being both practitioners and researchers. Mentors adopted different approaches, which were partly influenced by geographical proximity and their relative position in the partner organisation. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626203 A |
| Classmark | LD3: QT: 3A: QK6: QAJ: 69P |
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