What is Scholar-Practitioner

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The concept of scholar-practitioner exists along a continuum where, toward each end of the continuum, scholars and practitioners function in largely segmented roles and settings whereby the boundaries between scholars and practitioners remain relatively impermeable. One is primarily a scholar or primarily a practitioner. The scholar-practitioner exists along the midline of the continuum where the two roles are largely integrated and the boundaries between scholar and practitioner are permeable. In a practitioner doctoral program, this permeation is made possible and often expected in the scholar-practitioner evolutionary nature for doctoral researcher development. Learn more in: Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion

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A scholar-practitioner is a doctoral scholar engaged within a practitioner doctoral degree program who brings the knowledge and experiences from professional practice to doctoral research. A scholar-practitioner intentionally engages and employs the scholarly theoretical and empirical literature to address the problems of practice. Learn more in: New Investigator Fidelity: Fostering Doctoral Practitioner Researcher Positionality

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An educator who combines their knowledge of educational practice and academic theory to create a meaningful impact in schools. Learn more in: Preparing Principals in Educational Leadership Programs: Exploring Problems of Practice With Self-Directed Learning Projects

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Academic researcher whose purpose is to create practical knowledge, skills and tools that can impact real-world problems and issues. Learn more in: The Magic of a Local Academic Community for Online Adult Learners in Completing the Doctoral Journey