GARY ROLFE is Principal Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Portsmouth where he teaches and facilitates research and practice development. His particular interests relate to action research and student-centred interdisciplinary education. He has written books on the theory-practice gap, practitioner-based enquiry and advanced nursing practice. GARY ROLFE is Principal Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Portsmouth where he teaches and facilitates research and practice development. His particular interests relate to action research and student-centred interdisciplinary education. He has written books on the theory-practice gap, practitioner-based enquiry and advanced nursing practice.