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Negotiating Practice Research

The complexity of carrying out practice research in social service organizations is often matched by the complexity of teaching future social work practitioners to use and engage in practice research. The evidence of this complexity is clearly reflected in the articles featured in this special issue. To appreciate the scope of the teaching challenge, it is important to reflect on the evolving definition of practice research and issues involved in negotiating practice research activities with multiple stakeholders. According to the Salisbury Statement on Practice Research (Salisbury Forum Group, 2011, p. 5),