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The relationships between practice, theory and research are complex, interlinked, and influenced by political, economic and social order concerns represented in policy interventions, public scrutiny, accountability, marketisation and globalisation. It is within this complexity that individuals must make their way, responding to day-today challenges and making sense of their experiences.
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Hutchings, M., Jarvis, P. (2012). The Relationship Between Practice, Theory and Research. In: Practice-Based Education. Practice, Education, Work and Society, vol 6. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-128-3_13
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