Hi to all,

Jack, it must have been a really exciting moment when you succeeded in clarifying the distinction between research that is world leading and internationally recognised research. When I read your explanation at first I wondered if the two criteria were mutually exclusive, creating what Marie referred to as boundaries of disconnection. However, when I read your description of Jean's work as both world leading and internationally excellent I realised that the criteria are not necessarily grounded in either/or thinking and that practitioner research could possibly fulfil all criteria. It seems to me that internationally recognised and internationally excellent are closely connected in that if research is internationally excellent, it is likely to be also internationally recognised.

JeKan, I read with interest your explanation of your practice and of the complex issues you face in trying to have your thesis judged in terms of your values and your claims. I wonder, though, if you are doing yourself an injustice in saying that the only claim you can make is to know that you do not know. It seems to me that there is evidence of a lot of 'knowing' in your posting, e.g. the knowledge that at times you were dishonest with yourself  - itself evidence of your value of honesty - and your awareness that you did not always meet the level of commitment to your values that you wished to have. Two more values that were evident in your posting, Jekan, are humility and self-awareness. Hope this is helpful and good luck with the submission and viva.

Regards,
Bernie.

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<  Just a word of thanks for the quality of your questions and responses  
<  over the past 5 months. Last September I did not know how to  
<  distinguish the knowledge created by practitioner-researchers as  
<  world leading, internationally excellent, internationally recognised  
<  and nationally recognised in terms of its originality, significance  
<  and rigour. Now I can.  My capacity to do this has been realised  
<  through responding to the quality of contributions to the e-seminar.   
<  To avoid a long posting in the archive you can access my  
<  understanding of the distinctions and how these have emerged through  
<  responding and reflecting on your postings, at:
<  
<  http://www.jackwhitehead.com/jack/jwesemstandards.htm
<  
<  Love Jack.
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