Scholar-Practioner Model in Science Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the core aim of the Scholar-Practitioner Model in science?
To integrate scientific research with professional practice, ensuring both inform and improve each other.
How does the Scholar-Practitioner Model encourage evidence-based practice?
By requiring practitioners to use the best available scientific evidence to guide their decisions and actions.
In the Scholar-Practitioner Model, how does practice inform research?
Through practitioners’ observations, reflections, and challenges that lead to new research questions and studies.
What is reflexivity in the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
The habit of critically reflecting on one’s own assumptions, methods, and actions to improve both practice and research.
How does the Scholar-Practitioner Model support lifelong learning?
By encouraging ongoing integration of new research findings into practice and continuous professional development.
What ethical commitment is central to the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
Using science responsibly for the betterment of individuals, communities, and society, while considering ethical implications.
Name two fields where the Scholar-Practitioner Model is commonly applied.
Psychology and education.
How does the Scholar-Practitioner Model differ from purely academic models?
It emphasises applying research to real-world settings and using practice to inform academic inquiry, rather than focusing solely on theory.
In coaching psychology, how is the Scholar-Practitioner Model applied?
Coaches use evidence-based methods while reflecting on practice to refine coaching theories and tools.
Why is the Scholar-Practitioner Model important for applied sciences?
Because it ensures that scientific knowledge is relevant, practical, and continuously improved by real-world experiences.
What is the main benefit of integrating practice into research in the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
It ensures research addresses relevant, real-world problems and improves practice effectiveness.
How does the Scholar-Practitioner Model view the role of the practitioner?
As both a consumer and a contributor of scientific knowledge.
What type of feedback loop does the Scholar-Practitioner Model create?
A dynamic, ongoing feedback loop between theory, research, and practice.
What is meant by ‘practice-based evidence’ in the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
Evidence and insights generated from real-world practice that can inform research and theory.
Why is adaptability important in the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
Because scientific knowledge and practice contexts are constantly evolving, requiring practitioners to adjust accordingly.
What is the difference between the scientist-practitioner and scholar-practitioner models?
The scientist-practitioner model focuses more on scientific research skills, while the scholar-practitioner model emphasises integrating theory into everyday practice.
Which type of doctoral degrees often use the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
Professional doctorates, such as PsyD and EdD.
How does the Scholar-Practitioner Model encourage innovation in practice?
By using scientific methods to test and refine new approaches based on practical challenges.
What is a common critique of the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
That it may blur the lines between objective research and subjective practice, potentially compromising scientific rigour.
What is the role of collaboration in the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
Practitioners and researchers collaborate to co-create knowledge that is both scientifically sound and practically relevant.
How does the model influence decision-making in applied settings?
It encourages data-driven decisions supported by both research evidence and practitioner expertise.
What is the significance of ethical reflection in the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
It ensures that both research and practice are conducted responsibly and with awareness of their social impacts.
In health sciences, how does the Scholar-Practitioner Model add value?
By ensuring treatments and interventions are both evidence-based and adapted to patient needs and contexts.
What is one risk if practitioners ignore the Scholar-Practitioner Model?
They may rely on outdated, untested, or ineffective methods that do not reflect current scientific understanding.
