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Research and consultancy with the police and fire service with a particular emphasis on formal and informal cultures, modernisation, entreprenerial thinking, change management, resistance, racism, sexism and equality. Women fire fighters, women in the fire service police, policing and equality in the police and fire service - the fitting-in website where academia and the fire service can meet to discuss fire service culture and other matters- a resource for research and consultancy for the fire and rescue service and firefighters and police and policing- Organised by Dr Dave Baigent this site provides a place to share and publish your own research, to look at what others have written about the fire and police service and to ask about our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, managers in the emergency services are the experts. What fitting-in can do is help managers to use their expertise. Theory without practice is a waste - practice without theory may just be dumb.
Home Audit Commission Report 'Rising to the Challenge' Ethos Reports that may help in implementing the'Pheonix' suggestion from the Audit Commission Government's new Equality and Diversity Strategy One Decade On - Survey on women firefighters C&LG firefighters survey 08 Workshops on fire service culture Cultural Audits Educational Workshops Consultancy Snapshot Audits Research Problem solving by fitting-in Support for degrees and masters qualifications Elite briefing/workshops Impact Assessments Equality Action Plans Draft papers for reading Recent index of contributions Reports Main Index Contact us Older index of contributions CV & References Have you seen Ethos? Minister's speech Audit Commission on equality Melbourne DiversityConference How do I send my writing to fitting-in for publication What does fitting-in publish How do I do research - some basic tips Writing a bibliography Home Testimonials/References Reports from Government Diversity Strategy Public Service Degree online or face to face Stats Contact us Wiki	You are welcome to download these 'work in progress' papers - your comments will be welcome at dave.baigent@fitting-in.com Something very simple on masculinityBaigent, D. (2008) Heroes and the Social Construction of Masculinity - work in progress, Cambridge: fitting-in.com. Baigent, D. (2008) Sociology Should Challenge Masculinity - work in progress, Cambridge: fitting-in.com. Baigent, D. (2000) Researching in the fire and rescue service Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. (2008) 'One Decade on: early summary of research into the harassment of women in the UK Fire and Rescue Service - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. (2008) 'One Decade on: data on the the harassment of women firefighters in the UK Fire and Rescue Service - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. 2007 'An early debate on how social norms and values provide the rules that form the structures for Public Servants - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. (2007) 'Public Servants and free choice: an early debate about the influences of structure and agency - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. (2008) 'Public Service Workers and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. (2008) 'How re-reading Mayo (1949) may provide new opportunities to understand public service workers - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D (2008) 'Culture, the formal and the informal - work in progress,' Cambridge: fitting-in.com Baigent, D. 2008 'Group-think - work in progress ' Cambridge: Cambridge: fitting-in.com.
We are just back from working with leaders in the Swedish Fire Service and they have said: "Fitting-in with their unique insight into real world fire service culture and a firm theoretical base in academia provided the MSB (The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency) with invaluable expert advice and assistance in developing a national action plan targeted at increasing equality and diversity in the Swedish fire service." This is what Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had to say about the Ethos research, communications and training project: "The Service are delighted with the research and reports produced by "Fitting-in. We believe that your original hypothesis and work undertaken in Merseyside has resulted in a ground breaking piece of work that can only serve to inform the wider fire and rescue communities." References: see what Merseyside Fire and Rescue, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services and Tom Carroll (retired Chief Fire Officer and Past president of CFOA ) and others have said. For further information or just to talk about what fitting-in can provide ring Dr Dave Baigent (GradIFireE) 07802 495 329 or email Academic theory without practice is a waste - practice without theory may just be dumb Bringing research in the fire service straight to you Site under reconstruction 17-4-10 please contact us with any errors Contact us Quote of the Day z