From paper to practice… Too often the research that we do as academics languishes in the library. At the same time, I find people often ask questions about work as soon as they find out what I do for a living. So I’m going to start trying to answer some of these questions. Some of the material comes from my own research or the research of my colleagues. Some is based on fairly old theories that have been tested over time. Some will have very clear recommendations for practice while others will be more explanatory. If your question isn’t answered by one of these, please let me know!
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