Cartoon by Don Mayne www.researchcartoons.com
The enforcement of rules from a rulebook might be valid and helpful for sports (though we’d argue it frequently isn’t) but the fluid nature of a typical research project and the sheer volume of projects a typical research institution can have active at any moment means that a sanction/enforcement approach is rarely helpful, sustainable or efficient. That’s why we believe the resourcing reflective practice approach is a more constructive strategy.