“Practitioner-Scholar Versus Scholar-Practitioner Model”

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“Practitioner-Scholar versus Scholar-Practitioner Model” Tom Edwards D.C., M.S., C.A.P. PSY 8002 Orientation to Doctoral Learning in Psychology 2560 NE Dixie Hwy. #212 Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Phone: 772-353-1808 Email: drtae@outlook.com Instructor: Dr. Wayland Secrest Abstract The following is an introduction to the terms of Practitioner-Scholar and Scholar-Practitioner. The reader will be shown how these terms are conveyed by definition and through scholarly peer-reviewed literature. Said literature will then be applied toward self-analysis of this writer. The melding of these terms as a more probable outcome for this writer is then discussed. A question for further examination by the reader is then posed. It has become increasingly clear that Capella University takes the concept of Scholar-Practitioner seriously. The very nature of the term, in contrast to the concept of Practitioner-Scholar, places emphasis on that of “Scholar”. Merriam-Webster (2014) tells us the definition of a scholar to be either a person who studies a subject for a long time and knows said subject very well and/or an intelligent and educated person who knows a particular subject very well. In Merriam-Webster (2014) they tell us the definition of a practitioner to be one who regularly engages in an activity that requires skill or practice. When one reads the definitions stated above they see that a scholar is called to delve more deeply into subject matter over a period of time, whereas the root of practitioner, being practice, calls for a skill level that does not necessarily denote knowing the subject matter very well, but could simply denote a genetically translated skill complemented through practice over time. For example, as a chiropractor, I have taught my children how to adjust the human spine. They have become proficient at adjustment techniques, but do not

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