1. Growing research in practice: messages for social work education Liz Beddoe & Phil Harington , University of Auckland, New Zealand Practical Learning Conference Edinburgh 2008

12. Dimensions of GRIP Research Projects Small groups of practitioners enquiring into their own practice issues Grip Team Mentoring Workshops Resources Data collection Knowledge Map Research into practitioner research activity Funders

19. Key questions for our research To what extent is a research culture facilitated within the organisation; Are there changes to practice and service delivery? What other direct/indirect differences does a practice project make? What worked and what could be done better?

32. Acknowledgments The authors wish to acknowledge the sponsors of the GRIP programme: the Families Commission's Innovative Practice Fund, the Ministry of Social Development's SPEaR Linkages fund and the ASB Trusts in partnership with the ANZASW. The University Of Auckland Faculty Of Education Research Fund and The University of Auckland Staff Research Fund have also provided generous support of the programme to date. We would also like to acknowledge the support provided by Thomson Publishing who provided text resources for each practice team and last, but not least, the participants to this initiative who made the whole GRIP experience possible

33. Thank you for your interest Liz Beddoe, University of Auckland, New Zealand PEPE Edinburgh January 2008