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In this way, I have shown in this research what the potential significance of the inter- play between Big K and little k knowledge is for coping with inadequacy in providing professional support. This research was not intended to explain nor was it to predict the relation between this interplay and the coping with inadequacy, but to find an al- ternative way of looking at the relation between knowledge and practice. The findings of the research are also based on an interplay between Big K and little k knowledge. Therefore, it is not certain that insight into the interplay between Big K and little k knowledge will help professionals to cope with inadequacy. This depends on the per- sonal commitment of the people involved. That is why it is not possible to predict in advance if other people will be attracted by the findings of this research as the partic- ipants did. The findings point out a way of looking at the relation between knowledge and practice, that takes into account the complexity and uncertainty which profes- sionals have to deal with, and the role which ethical aspects play in the development and use of knowledge.
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